Ohio § 742.41

§ 742.41.

(A) As used in this section: (1) “Other system retirant” has the same meaning as in section 742.26 of the Revised Code . (2) “ Personal history record ” includes a member's, former member's, or other system retirant's name, address,

telephone number, social security number, record of contributions, correspondence

with the Ohio police and fire pension fund, status of any application for benefits,

and any other information deemed confidential by the trustees of the fund. (B) The treasurer of state shall furnish annually to the board of trustees of the fund

a sworn statement of the amount of the funds in the treasurer of state's custody belonging

to the Ohio police and fire pension fund.  The records of the fund shall be open for public inspection except for the following,

which shall be excluded, except with the written authorization of the individual concerned: (1) The individual's personal history record; (2) Any information identifying, by name and address, the amount of a monthly allowance

or benefit paid to the individual. (C) All medical reports and recommendations required are privileged, except as follows: (1) Copies of medical reports or recommendations shall be made available to the personal

physician, attorney, or authorized agent of the individual concerned upon written

release received from the individual or the individual's agent or, when necessary

for the proper administration of the fund, to the board-assigned physician. (2) Documentation required by section 2929.193 of the Revised Code shall be provided to a court holding a hearing under that section. (D) Any person who is a member of the fund or an other system retirant shall be furnished

with a statement of the amount to the credit of the person's individual account upon

the person's written request.  The fund need not answer more than one such request of a person in any one year. (E) Notwithstanding the exceptions to public inspection in division (B) of this section,

the fund may furnish the following information: (1) If a member, former member, or other system retirant is subject to an order issued

under section 2907.15 of the Revised Code or an order issued under division (A) or (B) of section 2929.192 of the Revised Code or is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of section 2921.41 of the Revised Code , on written request of a prosecutor as defined in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code , the fund shall furnish to the prosecutor the information requested from the individual's

personal history record. (2) Pursuant to a court order issued pursuant to Chapter 3119., 3121., 3123., or 3125.

of the Revised Code, the fund shall furnish to a court or child support enforcement

agency the information required under that section. (3) At the request of any organization or association of members of the fund, the fund

shall provide a list of the names and addresses of members of the fund and other system

retirants.  The fund shall comply with the request of such organization or association at least

once a year and may impose a reasonable charge for the list. (4) Within fourteen days after receiving from the director of job and family services

a list of the names and social security numbers of recipients of public assistance

pursuant to section 5101.181 of the Revised Code , the fund shall inform the auditor of state of the name, current or most recent employer

address, and social security number of each member or other system retirant whose

name and social security number are the same as that of a person whose name or social

security number was submitted by the director.  The fund and its employees shall, except for purposes of furnishing the auditor

of state with information required by this section, preserve the confidentiality of

recipients of public assistance in compliance with section 5101.181 of the Revised Code . (5) The fund shall comply with orders issued under section 3105.87 of the Revised Code . On the written request of an alternate payee, as defined in section 3105.80 of the Revised Code , the fund shall furnish to the alternate payee information on the amount and status

of any amounts payable to the alternate payee under an order issued under section 3105.171 or 3105.65 of the Revised Code . (6) At the request of any person, the fund shall make available to the person copies

of all documents, including resumes, in the fund's possession regarding filling a

vacancy of a police officer employee member, firefighter employee member, police retirant

member, or firefighter retirant member of the board of trustees.  The person who made the request shall pay the cost of compiling, copying, and mailing

the documents.  The information described in this division is a public record. (7) The fund shall provide the notice required by section 742.464 of the Revised Code to the prosecutor assigned to the case. (F) A statement that contains information obtained from the fund's records that is signed

by the secretary of the board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund

and to which the board's official seal is affixed, or copies of the fund's records

to which the signature and seal are attached, shall be received as true copies of

the fund's records in any court or before any officer of this state.