Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:951.84 – Disability retirement benefits; application for; eligibility requirements
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:951.84
- Accumulated contributions: means the sum of all regular contributions, plus regular interest thereon, placed to the credit of the participant in the annuity savings account. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:951.1
- Board of trustees: means and includes the members of the board of trustees of the retirement system. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:951.1
- Creditable service: means prior service plus subsequent service for which credit is allowable as provided for in this Part. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:951.1
- Medical board: means the board of physicians provided for in this Part. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:951.1
- Participant: means any employee who is entitled to the beneficial provisions of this retirement system. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:951.1
- Retirement: means withdrawal from active service with a retirement allowance allowable under the provisions of this Part. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:951.1
- Retirement system: means the corporation known as the Orleans Parish School Employees' Retirement System established in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:951.1
Upon the application of a participant or of the Orleans Parish School Board, any participant who has completed ten or more years of creditable service may be retired by the board of trustees not less than thirty nor more than ninety days following the date of the filing of such application for a disability retirement allowance, provided that the medical board after a medical examination of such participant shall certify that the participant is mentally or physically incapacitated for the further performance of duty and that the participant should be retired; should any such participant refuse to submit to such medical examination, his rights in and to retirement may be withheld during the period of such refusal, and should his refusal continue for a period of one year, all his rights in and to the benefits of the retirement system may be voided and his accumulated contributions may be returned by the board of trustees.
Redesignated from La. Rev. Stat. 17:1124 pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 24:253.