Once my forms have been submitted, what is the next step?
The process consists of an administrative and medical review. The administrative review determines your eligibility to apply and the medical review determines whether you are disabled from doing your job duties. Once the application has been received, the State Retirement Agency will review to be sure that all of the forms have been sent and accurately completed. If forms are missing, the Retirement Coordinator will be contacted for any necessary forms. When all of the required documentation has been sent to the Agency, any additional information will be requested to the claimant in writing. This may involve the request by the Medical Board for additional information, request for an Independent Medical Evaluation (IME), and approval or /denial of the claim. The Medical Board reviews the claim information and determines if the claimant is permanently disabled from performing the duties of the job. The Medical Board does not personally examine each claimant, nor do you appear before the
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