Board Resolution 2011-12-13

WHEREAS, section 7-198 of the Illinois Pension Code authorizes the Board of Trustees of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund to establish rules necessary or desirable for the efficient administration of the Fund; and

WHEREAS, section 7-179 of the Illinois Pension Code gives the Board of Trustees the authority to authorize the payment of any annuity or other benefit in accordance with Article 7 of the Pension Code; and

WHEREAS, section 7-200 of the Illinois Pension Code gives the Board of Trustees the authority to make administrative decisions on participation and coverage, as well as on the other matters which are necessary for carrying out the intent of Article 7 of the Pension Code; and

WHEREAS, sections 7-146 and 7-150 of the Illinois Pension Code provide the eligibility requirements for IMRF temporary and total and permanent disability benefits, which include submitting a three part application and providing adequate documentation of disability, and submitting continued medical documentation of disability as requested while receiving disability benefit payments; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary to establish a reasonable period during which a claim for disability benefits must be filed, and during which continued medical documentation of disability, as requested, be submitted.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Trustees of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund that reasonable notice of incomplete or missing documentation will be given to disability applicants/disabiltants (reasonable notice to mean not less than 2 requests for information sent not less than 2 weeks apart). Thereafter, a final request will give the member 21 days to provide the required documentation. If the member fails to provide the requested documentation within 21 days from the date of the notice, the claim will be closed and no disability benefits or additional disability benefits will be payable for that claimed disability.