Section 201.4a. Adjudicatory benefit appeal and request for administrative hearing

(a) An adjudicatory benefit appeal and request for administrative hearing from a denial letter from the ESRC must be in writing and received by the Board within 30 days after the date of the ESRC denial letter.

(b) An adjudicatory benefit appeal and request for administrative hearing must be addressed to:

Appeal Docket Administrator
Public School Employees’ Retirement Board
P. O. Box 125
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17108-0125

(c) If a claimant fails to appeal a decision of the ESRC to the Board within the prescribed time, the decision of the ESRC is deemed final.

(d) Appeals to the Board from the ESRC as to which no motions are filed under § 201.6 (relating to motions practice) will be referred to a hearing examiner under 1 Pa. Code Chapter 35, Subchapter E (relating to presiding officers) to conduct a hearing and prepare a recommended decision to the Board under 1 Pa. Code § § 35.202 and 35.205 (relating to proceedings in which proposed reports are prepared; and contents of proposed reports).