Section 145-2-13 - Purchase of leave of absence(A) This rule amplifies section 145.291 of the Revised Code.(B) A member can purchase service credit for a leave of absence period that occurred during a period of contributing service for which the member received a refund of contributions pursuant to section 145.40 of the Revised Code, only if the member has made a redeposit of the refund pursuant to section 145.31 of the Revised Code.(C) The service credit purchased pursuant to section 145.291 of the Revised Code shall be adjusted to the extent: (1) The service is concurrent with any other service that will be used in calculating a benefit;(2) The purchase of the service credit results in more than twelve months of credit in a year.(D)(1) The member's employer at the time the member was off the payroll shall certify the member's earnable salary for the period, and the member's authorized leave or resignation.(2) A member purchasing service credit for a period of time when the member was off the payroll due to resignation because of pregnancy shall submit a certified copy of the child's birth certificate or, because of adoption of a child, shall submit evidence of such adoption.(3) A member described in paragraphs (D)(1) and (2) of this rule shall submit the required information on a form provided by the public employees retirement system.Ohio Admin. Code 145-2-13
Effective: 1/1/2022
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 9/30/2021 and 09/29/2026
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 145.09
Rule Amplifies: 145.29, 145.291
Prior Effective Dates: 03/27/1999, 11/02/2000, 01/01/2003, 01/01/2007, 01/07/2013 (Emer.), 03/24/2013