Section 35IAC14-9-4. Disability without Social Security eligibility

   (a) A member with five (5) or more years of creditable service who cannot qualify for Social Security disability benefits because of working insufficient quarters to qualify, may receive disability retirement benefits from the fund if a board appointed physician familiar with Social Security disability guidelines establishes the existence of a comparable disability and the board approves the disability retirement.

  (b) The board shall order reexaminations in such cases on a regular basis and review the results in order to ensure that the disabling condition is ongoing. (Board of Trustees of the Indiana Public Retirement System; 35 IAC 14-9-4; filed Oct 5, 1992, 5:00 p.m.: 16 IR 713; readopted filed Dec 3, 2001, 11:02 a.m.: 25 IR 1731; adopted Nov 19, 2008: 20081126-IR-550080887ONA) NOTE: Transferred from the Board of Trustees of the Indiana State Teachers' Retirement Fund (550 IAC 2-9-3) to the Board of Trustees of the Indiana Public Retirement System (35 IAC 14-9-4) by P.L.23-2011, SECTION 22, effective July 1, 2011.