Ohio Administrative Code

11.15 PDF: Pursuant to sections 145.22, 145.47, 145.48, and 145.49 of the Revised Code the public employees retirement board shall establish employee, state government employer, local government employer, public safety, and law enforcement contribution rates after the recommendat…

11.15 PDF: (A) This rule amplifies and is in addition to the provisions of division (R) of section 145.01 of the Revised Code.(B) As used in division (R)(1) of section 145.01 of the Revised Code and this rule:(1) "During the year" means the calendar year or not later than one mon…

11.15 PDF: (A) For the purposes of this rule:(1) "Employer account summary" means the statement issued each calendar month by the public employees retirement system to a public employer that represents the obligations for the preceding calendar month.(2) "Employer liabilities" me…

11.15 PDF: (A) For the purposes of this rule and sections 145.294 and 145.47 of the Revised Code:(1) "Employee contribution" means the full amount of employee contributions due for a particular reporting period pursuant to section 145.47 of the Revised Code or employee deductions…

11.15 PDF: (A) This rule amplifies section 145.483 of the Revised Code.(B) For purposes of this rule:(1) "Exempt" means exempt from membership in the public employees retirement system pursuant to Chapter 145. of the Revised Code as effective during the period of noncontributing …

11.15 PDF: (A) For purposes of Chapter 145. of the Revised Code and Chapters 145-1 to 145-4 of the Administrative Code:(1) "Service purchase" means both of the following:(a) For members participating in the traditional pension plan, payment for the purchase of service credit purs…

11.15 PDF: (A) This rule amplifies section 4 of Substitute S.B. 343 of the 129th General Assembly.(B) For purposes of this rule, "service credit" means all of the following:(1) Service credit that may be purchased or obtained under former division (H) of section 145.01 and former…

11.15 PDF: (A) For purposes of this chapter, "eligible rollover distribution" or "rollover distribution" means any amount that qualifies as an eligible rollover distribution under section 402(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C.A. 415, and paid to a member or the…

11.15 PDF: (A) (1) A member of the public employees retirement system who is participating in the traditional pension plan may purchase service credit by post-tax payroll deduction, pursuant to this rule, rule 145-2-18 of the Administrative Code, section 145.20, 145.201, 145.28, …

11.15 PDF: The public employees retirement system may issue a replacement payment for a previously issued payment which has been lost, stolen or destroyed if the payee of such payment makes application for a replacement payment on a form provided by the retirement system. The rep…

11.15 PDF: (A) In making any determination as to whether an individual is a contract employee or independent contractor under section 145.036 of the Revised Code, the public employees retirement board shall review, including but not limited to, the elements described in paragraph…

11.15 PDF: (A) For purposes of rule 145-1-41 of the Administrative Code, the board shall consider the following factors in its determination:(1) "Contract employee" means an individual who:(a) May be a party to a bilateral agreement which may be a written document, ordinance, or …

11.15 PDF: (A) For the purpose of this rule:(1) "Eligible employee" means an employee as defined in division (C) of section 3305.01 of the Revised Code for whom this retirement system would be the applicable state retirement system.(2) "Election period" means for an eligible empl…

11.15 PDF: (A) Section 3345.28 of the Revised Code provides, in part, that no university faculty member shall suffer a reduction in his regular employee retirement benefits during a professional leave of absence.(B) During a professional leave the member shall contribute the prev…

11.15 PDF: Employees of humane societies are not eligible for membership in the public employees retirement system unless they are employed by and paid directly by a public employer. Last updated November 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM Authorized By: 145.09. Amplifies: 145.01. Five Year Rev…

11.15 PDF: Membership is required for all appointed or elected members of boards and commissions who receive salary for their services. Members of boards and commissions who serve without compensation or remuneration or who only receive reimbursement of expenses are not eligible …

11.15 PDF: (A) "648 board" means a county or community mental health and developmental disability board established pursuant to Am. H.B. 648 of the 107th General Assembly.(1) A 648 board is a public employer as defined in division (D) of section 145.01 of the Revised Code.(2) An …

11.15 PDF: (A) For the purposes of Chapter 145. of the Revised Code, this rule, and rule 145-2-17 of the Administrative Code:(1) "Firefighter" means a person who:(a) Is employed as a firefighter by a public employer; and(b) Is hired or appointed, controlled and paid earnable sala…

11.15 PDF: Employees and officials of a county agricultural society are not public employees as defined in section 145.01 of the Revised Code, and are not eligible for membership in the public employees retirement system. Last updated November 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM Authorized By: 1…

11.15 PDF: (A) For purposes of this rule:(1) "Fee or commission" means compensation which is a fixed charge or calculated as a percentage of an amount not directly related to work or services performed.(2) "Stipend" means compensation paid to a student that is not subject to fede…

11.15 PDF: An exemption from membership in the public employees retirement system pursuant to section 145.03 of the Revised Code shall be valid only during the current period of employment for the public employer by whom a public employee is employed at the time the exemption is …

11.15 PDF: (A) The name, account number, address, including electronic mail address, or other individual case information of a member or benefit recipient shall not be released to anyone other than the member or benefit recipient except as provided in this rule.(B) Except as othe…

11.15 PDF: (A) For the purpose of proving a date of birth, an individual may submit the following documents or certified copies wherein the certifying official indicates that the original bears no alteration or erasure:(1) A birth certificate;(2) A parent's affidavit;(3) A child'…

11.15 PDF: (A) For the purpose of this rule, "recipient" means a member, contributor, retirant, or beneficiary as provided in Chapter 145. of the Revised Code.(B) Unless expressly authorized by Ohio law or as described in this rule, the member or benefit recipient who is not subj…

11.15 PDF: (A) This rule applies to a beneficiary designation in which two or more persons are designated as beneficiaries under section 145.384, 145.43, or 145.65 of the Revised Code, section 13.01 of the combined plan document, or section 11.02 of the member-directed plan docum…

11.15 PDF: (A) For purposes of this rule and rules 145-1-71 and 145-1-73 of the Administrative Code:(1) "Finalized retirement benefit" means:(a) Any monthly benefit amount paid to a benefit recipient pursuant to section 145.32, 145.33, 145.331, 145.332, 145.335, 145.35, 145.36, 1…

11.15 PDF: The public employees retirement system may provide an electronic medium to perform an action or notice and such medium shall constitute a form provided or required by the system.The system is not required to create an electronic medium to take the place of any form or …

11.15 PDF: Monthly benefit payments shall be issued by the public employees retirement system at the beginning of each month for which due. If a benefit recipient dies on or after the first day of a month, the entire benefit payment for such month shall still be payable. Last upd…

11.15 PDF: For purposes of section 145.574 of the Revised Code, the public employees retirement system shall accept the determination of the court under section 2929.194 of the Revised Code in determining whether a member's disability was caused by the commission of a felony. Las…

11.15 PDF: A waiver pursuant to section 145.562 of the Revised Code shall be made by the beneficiary's guardian of estate and pursuant to a court order approving the waiver of benefits under either of the following circumstances:(A) The beneficiary is under eighteen year of age;(…

11.15 PDF: (A) The public employees retirement board may waive the requirement of spousal consent upon receipt of one of the following:(1) A written statement of the spouse's physician certifying that the spouse is medically incapable of consent;(2) On a form approved by the boar…

11.15 PDF: (A) Except as provided in paragraph (F) of this rule, a member or contributor of the public employees retirement system may withdraw an application for retirement, disability, or annuity payments pursuant to section 145.384 or 145.64 of the Revised Code by either of th…

11.15 PDF: (A) For purposes of this rule:(1) "Order" means an order described in section 3105.81 of the Revised Code.(2) "Alternate payee," "benefit," "lump sum payment," and "participant" have the meanings set forth in divisions (A) to (D) of section 3105.80 of the Revised Code.…

11.15 PDF: (A) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (A)(2), (B), or (E) of this rule, a member or contributor of the public employees retirement system may withdraw a refund application by one or more of the following methods:(a) Returning all uncashed refund payments to the retir…

11.15 PDF: (A) For the purpose of this rule and section 145.38 or 145.382 of the Revised Code:(1) "Effective retirement benefit date" means the date upon which a retirement allowance begins.(2) "Ohio retirement system" means public employees retirement system, state teachers reti…

11.15 PDF: (A) DefinitionsFor the purpose of this rule and section 145.362, 145.37, 145.38, 145.382, 145.384, or 145.385 of the Revised Code:(1) "PERS retirant" means any former member of the public employees retirement system who retires as provided in section 145.32, 145.331, 1…

11.15 PDF: (A) (1) Benefits payable to a PERS or other system retirant pursuant to section 145.384 of the Revised Code shall be effective as provided in that section.(2) Benefits payable to the beneficiary of a PERS or other system retirant shall be effective the first of the mon…

11.15 PDF: (A) This rule amplifies sections 145.38 and 145.384 of the Revised Code and rules 145-1-74 to 145-1-76 of the Administrative Code.(B) As used in rule 145-1-74 of the Administrative Code, "PERS retirant" includes a member or former member of the public employees retirem…

11.15 PDF: (A) For purposes of section 145.383 of the Revised Code and this rule:(1) "Active position" means a position for which contributions were being received by a state retirement system in the month prior to and, for the active postition described in paragraph (B)(1)(b) or…

11.15 PDF: A board, commission, or legislative authority that proposes to continue the employment as a reemployed retirant or rehire as a reemployed retirant in the same position, a person who is or most recently has been employed by a public employer in a position that is custom…

11.15 PDF: (A) If a member has filed an application for retirement pursuant to section 145.32, 145.33, 145.331, 145.332, 145.335, 145.37 or 145.46 of the Revised Code or article IX of the member-directed plan document and the member's death occurs subsequent to the effective reti…

11.15 PDF: (A) As used in Chapters 145-1 to 145-4 of the Administrative Code:(1) "Traditional pension plan" means the PERS defined benefit plan established under sections 145.201 to 145.70 of the Revised Code.(2) "Combined plan" means the PERS combined defined benefit/defined con…

11.15 PDF: (A) This rule amplifies sections 145.16, 145.17, and 145.171 of the Revised Code.(B) The public employees retirement system is not required to inform a public employee of the requirements of section 145.19 of the Revised Code if either of the following apply:(1) The pu…

11.15 PDF: (A) This rule amplifies sections 145.19 and 145.191 of the Revised Code.(B) As used in this rule, "service in the uniformed services" and "uniformed services" have the same meanings as in section 145.302 of the Revised Code.(C) This rule applies to a member whose servi…

11.15 PDF: (A) This rule amplifies section 145.814 of the Revised Code and section 2.03 of the combined and member-directed plan documents.(B) As used in this rule and rules 145-1-89, 145-2-18, and 145-3-40 of the Administrative Code:(1) "Eligible member" has the same meaning as …

11.15 PDF: (A) This rule amplifies section 145.814 of the Revised Code and sections 2.03 and 2.04 and article VI of the combined and member-directed plan documents.(B) Except as provided in paragraph (C) of this rule, an eligible member who elects a different plan under rule 145-…

11.15 PDF: (A) This rule amplifies section 145.196 of the Revised Code.(B) Pursuant to the authority specified in section 145.196 of the Revised Code, the combined plan shall be consolidated into the traditional pension plan effective January 1, 2024, for administrative and accou…