N.J. Admin. Code § 17:1-11.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 17:1-11.4 - Application for a survivor's pension

(a) After the municipal governing body determines, by resolution, the eligibility of a widow, widower, children or parent for a survivor's pension, a certified copy of the resolution shall be filed by the municipal clerk with the Division within 10 days of adoption.

(b) The resolution must be accompanied by a certified death certificate of the volunteer emergency worker, a copy of the accident or police report, and an application for the survivor's pension. The application must be completed in all respects and filed with the Division on or before the date benefits are to begin. The application must include a copy of the marriage certificate in the case of a widow or widower, a copy of the birth certificate(s) in the case of a child or children, or a copy of the volunteer emergency worker's tax return indicating the dependency of the parent(s). The child's birth certificate must name the volunteer emergency worker as the child's parent, unless the child was legally adopted, in which case, a copy of legal documentation evidencing the adoption is required.

(c) The Division shall provide for payment of the survivor's pension, starting in January of the calendar year following the year of death of the volunteer emergency worker or the year next following the year in which P.L. 2003, c. 134 (43:12-28.1 ) was enacted, whichever is later.

(d) If the municipal governing body determines, by resolution, the eligibility of a widow, widower, children, or parent for a survivor's pension, after the January of the calendar year in which the benefit should have started, the Volunteer Emergency Worker Survivors Pension shall be paid on a prospective basis only. Eligibility for benefits shall begin with the first month following the receipt of the resolution.

N.J. Admin. Code § 17:1-11.4

Amended by 48 N.J.R. 1306(a), effective 6/20/2016