| Topic: | Member Records |
| Subtopic: | Acceptable Proof of Date of Birth |
| Date: | 5/17/2019 |
| Status: | Active |
WHEREAS, the correct birthdate is necessary in determining the amount of retirement, survivor, beneficiary, child, and reversionary annuities and also in determining the present value and cost of the monthly benefits and
WHEREAS, the correct birthdate is necessary in disability claims in determining the cost of permanent disability annuities and also as a means of safeguarding against payment beyond full Social Security Retirement Annuity age; be it
RESOLVED, that
- applicants for retirement, survivor, beneficiary, child, and reversionary annuities submit acceptable proof of their date of birth on or before application for benefit, and
- applicants for disability benefits submit acceptable proof of their date of birth if they are over age fifty on the date of disability, and
- disability beneficiaries, who are under age fifty at date of disability, submit acceptable proof of their date of birth prior to award of total and permanent disability benefits; and be it further
RESOLVED, that acceptable proof of birth shall consist of an official birth certificate or a delayed record of birth, but if these records are not available and the employee submits a signed statement to this effect, one of the following documents may be considered acceptable proof of date of birth:
- Census Bureau record (A record may be obtained from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census).
- Church record of birth or baptismal certificate.
- Hospital record of birth or certificate.
- Physician or midwife’s certification of birth.
- School record.
- Naturalization record.
- Immigration record.
- Public record of birth.
- Military records.
- U.S. Passport.
- Foreign passport showing date of birth.
- REAL ID-compliant state-issued identification cards.
- Other evidence which would prove the date of birth or age.