Sec. 23. (a) The board of trustees of the Indiana public retirement system (referred to as “the system” in this section) shall administer the fund, which may be commingled for investment purposes with any public pension and retirement fund administered by the system.

     (b) The board shall do the following:

(1) Determine eligibility for and make payments of benefits under IC 33-38-7 and IC 33-38-8.

(2) In accordance with the powers and duties granted it in IC 5-10.3-3-7.1, IC 5-10.3-5-3 through IC 5-10.3-5-6, IC 5-10.5-4, and IC 5-10.5-6, administer the fund.

(3) Provide by rule for the implementation of this chapter and IC 33-38-7 and IC 33-38-8.

(4) Authorize deposits.

     (c) A determination by the board may be appealed under the procedures in IC 4-21.5.

     (d) The powers and duties of:

(1) the director and the actuary of the board; and

(2) the attorney general;

with respect to the fund are those specified in IC 5-10.3-3, IC 5-10.3-4, IC 5-10.5-4, and IC 5-10.5-6.

     (e) The board may hire additional personnel, including hearing officers, to assist it in the implementation of this chapter.

     (f) Fund records of individual participants and participants’ information are confidential, except for the name and years of service of a fund participant.

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-13-8-25.]

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.94-2004, SEC.6; P.L.99-2010, SEC.9; P.L.13-2011, SEC.8; P.L.35-2012, SEC.103.