Employees of city hospitals who meet the applicable annual hourly standard may elect to participate in IMRF (see 6.10 E. Election to Participate for Qualifying Position), but are not required to do so.
Employers with Internet access are required to enroll new members via Employer Access.
If a city hospital employee elects to participate in IMRF, IMRF requires the employee’s signature on the "Election To Participate For Qualifying Position” form. Therefore, as part of the online enrollment process, a pre-populated "Election To Participate For Qualifying Position” form will be created. The employer will download the pre-populated form, sign it, have the city hospital employee sign it and mail it to IMRF along with the signed, pre-populated enrollment form.
The election to participate may not be rescinded. If they elect to participate, they may establish up to 50 months of retroactive IMRF qualifying service (see 6.40-4 Past Service Credits/Member Account Corrections).