About OP&F
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I transfer my service credit and contributions from another Ohio retirement system to OP&F?
Write a letter to the Ohio retirement system in which you are transferring from requesting that your contributions and service credit be transferred to OP&F. Make certain to include your Social Security number and signature on the letter to the retirement system.
Subject to restrictions, you may purchase full–time service credit earned under an Ohio retirement system, such as the Cincinnati Retirement System, Ohio Public Employees Retirement System, School Employees Retirement System, State Highway Patrol Retirement System, or State Teachers Retirement System.
If you joined OP&F on or after Sept. 16, 1998, and transferred or purchased service credit, you can pay the difference between the employee and employer contribution rates of OP&F and the other retirement system, plus interest, to receive full credit. Otherwise, service credit will be prorated based on the difference in the retirement systems’ contribution rates.
Please contact OP&F’s Customer Service at 800-860-9599 for information on the cost of transferring or purchasing service credit.
- Am I eligible for the gross income exclusion for health care premiums if my OP&F benefits are nontaxable due to the private letter ruling?
- Are OP&F-sponsored health care premiums taxed or taxed deferred?
- Are premiums for long-term health care insurance included under the gross income exclusion for health insurance?
- As a qualified public safety officer, am I eligible for additional $3,000 exclusions for health care premiums, under the Pension Protection Act of 2006, for my spouse and dependents?
- Can a member receiving disability benefits be eligible for the gross income exclusion for health care premiums?
- Can I access my OP&F account online?
- Can I transfer my part-time service credit and contributions from another Ohio retirement system to OP&F?
- Can I withdraw, borrow or cash-out my contributions on deposit with OP&F?
- Do I qualify for the gross income exclusion for health care insurance if I am on my spouse’s health care plan?
- Does the gross income exclusion for health care premiums apply to other Ohio retirement systems?
- Does the gross income exclusion for health care premiums include or exclude co-pays and deductibles?
- Does the gross income exclusion for health insurance premiums apply for deductions made in the year the eligible public safety officer dies?
- Does the gross income exclusion for health insurance premiums apply to survivors?
- Gross Income Exclusion for Health Insurance Premiums Up to $3,000 annually Pension Protection Act of 2006
- How can I apply for the gross income exclusion for health care premiums?
- How can I determine if my disability benefits will be affected if I accept a job?
- How can I get a copy of my account summary?
- How can I purchase my military service credit or have it granted?
- How can I request an estimate of my service credit?
- How can I tell if I have the technical capabilities to report payroll online?
- How do I access my DROP information online?
- How do I change my address on file with OP&F?
- How do I change my federal tax withholdings?
- How do I change my state tax withholdings?
- How do I designate or change my beneficiary?
- How do I enroll in DROP?
- How do I get an estimate of my pension from OP&F?
- How do I get my benefit check electronically Direct Deposited into my bank account?
- How do I have my benefit check electronically Direct Deposited into my new account if I change bank accounts or banks?
- How do I request documentation verifying my monthly retirement income, or an award letter?
- How do I transfer my OP&F service credit and contributions to another Ohio retirement system?
- How do I transfer my service credit and contributions from another Ohio retirement system to OP&F?
- How is my “average annual salary” defined in the formula used to calculate service retirement benefits?
- How long does it take for my DROP contributions to be posted online?
- How will the gross income exclusion for health insurance premiums benefit me?
- Is the gross income exclusion for health insurance premiums for just medical coverage, or for medical and prescription drug coverage?
- When can I, as a public safety officer, start filing for the gross income exclusion for health insurance premiums?
- When is interest posted to my DROP accrual?
- When reviewing my Form 1099-R instructions, what does “no special reporting requirements” mean?
- Who is eligible, as defined by the Pension Protection Act of 2006, for the gross income exclusion of health insurance premiums?
- Will OP&F provide me with the total amount deducted for health care premiums to be used for the gross income exclusion for health care premiums?