7.4 If a Member Chooses a Disability Retirement

Checklist:

✔ Inform the member that they have to resign from all HOOPP employers where they are enrolled in the plan to be eligible to start a disability pension ✔ Confirm the date of termination and submit the retirement information to HOOPP

✔ Inform the member that they have to resign from all HOOPP employers where they are enrolled in the plan to be eligible to start a disability pension ✔ Confirm the date of termination and submit the retirement information to HOOPP

If HOOPP determines that a member is totally and permanently disabled based on the medical evidence provided, the member can either receive free accrual (after the end of the 15 week qualifying period), or apply to receive a HOOPP disability pension. Before a member can start to receive a disability pension (assuming they meet HOOPP's definition of totally and permanently disabled), you must submit the retirement information to HOOPP. If a member is no longer employed by you, HOOPP will contact the member directly, and send them the form that they need to complete and submit to HOOPP before they can start to receive a disability pension.