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If you will be disabled for more than 30 consecutive days, you should apply for disability benefits, unless your employer will pay you for your entire disability period. We recommend you complete a "Member's Application for Disability Benefits" form (Available in Member Access).
IMRF provides two types of disability benefits: Temporary disability benefits. Total and Permanent disability benefits. You always start out receiving temporary disability.
After IMRF has received all the information we need for your benefit claim, it will take approximately eight weeks to process your benefit. This includes retirements, death benefits, member contribution refunds, disability benefits, and Voluntary Additional Contributions refunds.
1. File your Member's Application for Disability Benefits. (IMRF Form 5.40) We recommend you complete your application online through your Member Access account at www.imrf.org. You can also mail an application to IMRF or fax it to us at 630-706-4289. COMPLETED IN MEMBER ACCESS MAILED FAXED. ____________________________________________
File an Application for Disability Benefits (IMRF Form 5.40) with IMRF. We recommend you submit this application online through your Member Access account at www.imrf.org/myimrf. You can also fax your application to IMRF at 630-706-4289. File the form even if you filed a worker’s compensation claim.
Please use this checklist when applying for IMRF disability benefits. You can obtain IMRF Forms 5.40 and 5.42 by calling 1-800-ASK-IMRF (275-4673) or by downloading the forms from www.imrf.org. As soon as you stop working and you feel you will be disabled more than 30 days. . .
Click “printable version” to download and print your banking information confirmation or click “close”. Click “update” to update your federal tax withholding instructions or click “next” to use IMRF’s default instructions. Review your application entries for accuracy.
