Minnesota Statutes 353F.051 – Continuation of Disability Coverage
Subdivision 1.Eligibility.
A privatized former public employee who is totally and permanently disabled under section 353.01, subdivision 19, and who had a medically documented preexisting condition of the disability before the termination of coverage, may apply for a disability benefit.
Subd. 2.Calculation of benefits.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 353F.051
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Privatized former public employee: means a person who:
(1) was employed by the privatized former public employer on the day before the effective date of privatization; or
(2) terminated employment with the privatized former public employer on the day before the effective date; and
(3) was a participant in the general employees retirement plan of the Public Employees Retirement Association at the time of termination of employment with the privatized former public employer. See Minnesota Statutes 353F.02
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 353F.051
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Privatized former public employee: means a person who:
(1) was employed by the privatized former public employer on the day before the effective date of privatization; or
(2) terminated employment with the privatized former public employer on the day before the effective date; and
(3) was a participant in the general employees retirement plan of the Public Employees Retirement Association at the time of termination of employment with the privatized former public employer. See Minnesota Statutes 353F.02
A person qualifying under subdivision 1 is entitled to receive a disability benefit calculated under section 353.33, subdivision 3. The disability benefit must be augmented under section 353.71, subdivision 2, from the date of termination to the date the disability benefit begins to accrue.
Subd. 3.Applicability of general law.
Except as otherwise provided, section 353.33 applies to a person who qualifies for disability under subdivision 1.