New Jersey § 43:15c-11

§ 43:15c-11.

Any person entitled to become a participant in the retirement program shall not be

allowed any of the group life insurance and disability benefits if on the date of

filing an application for participation the person is 60 or more years of age, or

if the person makes application for participation in the retirement program beyond

the year after first becoming eligible for participation, regardless of age, unless

the participant furnishes satisfactory evidence of insurability and on the effective

date of participation is actively at work and performing all regular duties at the

customary place of employment. The effective date of coverage for such benefits shall be the first day of the month

which immediately follows the date when such evidence is determined to be satisfactory. Such evidence of insurability shall not be required of any person enrolling in the

retirement program upon transfer from another State-administered retirement system,

if such retirement system provided a benefit of a similar nature and the transferring

person was covered by such a benefit at the time of the transfer. If such transferring person was not covered by such a benefit at the time of the

transfer, the person may be allowed the benefit under the group policy or policies;

however, any such person shall furnish satisfactory evidence of insurability if he

had been unable or failed to give such evidence as a member of the retirement system

from which the person transferred. Such evidence of insurability shall not be required of any member of the Teachers'

Pension and Annuity Fund , Police and Firemen's Retirement System, State Police Retirement System, or the Public Employees' Retirement System who is enrolling in the retirement program

pursuant to paragraph (5) of subsection a. of section 2 of P.L.2007, c. 92 ( C.43:15C-2 ) as amended by section 12 of P.L.2007, c. 103 and section 7 of P.L.2010, c. 1 , if such retirement system provides a benefit of a similar nature and the participant

is covered by such a benefit at the time of enrollment in the program. Any person who must furnish satisfactory evidence of insurability under the provisions

of this section and who ceases to be a participant in the retirement program without

such evidence having been given shall continue to be subject to the same requirement

if the person subsequently becomes a participant.