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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 22.06.01.03" title_num="22" subtitle_num="06" chapter_num="01" heading="Completion and Submission of a Disability Form.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Completion of a Disability Form.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A disability form is properly completed only if the form:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Is dated and signed in accordance with §A(2) of this regulation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>If the form is an Application for Disability Retirement or Preliminary Application for Disability Retirement, is properly acknowledged by a notary public; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Is completed in accordance with:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The form’s instructions; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>If the form is a Statement of Disability, the requirements set forth in COMAR 22.06.02.02.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Signature Requirements.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Except as provided in §A(2)(b) of this regulation, a disability form shall be signed and dated by the applicant.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>If a disability form is completed for an applicant in accordance with State Personnel and Pensions Article, §29-103, Annotated Code of Maryland, and COMAR 22.06.02.03, the form shall be dated and signed by the individual with authority to submit the form on behalf of the applicant.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Submission of a Disability Form.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A disability form is submitted on the date that it is received by the Retirement Agency at the mailing address provided on the form.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A disability form is not considered submitted if it is provided to the employer of an applicant.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>