Subdivision 1.Eligibility.

A terminated hospital employee who is totally and permanently disabled under section 352.01, subdivision 17, and who had a medically documented preexisting condition of the disability before January 1, 1997, may apply under Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 352.113, subdivision 1, for a disability benefit.

Subd. 2.Calculation of benefits.

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Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 352F.051

  • Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
  • Terminated hospital employee: means a person who:

    (1) was employed on the day before the effective date by the University of Minnesota at the University of Minnesota Hospital and clinics or the Academic Health Center and was paid on a biweekly payroll;

    (2) terminated employment with the University of Minnesota on the day before the effective date or in the case of employees of the Academic Health Center, terminated employment with the University of Minnesota after the effective date but immediately transferred employment to the University of Minnesota Physicians or University Affiliated Family Physicians; and

    (3) was a participant in the general state employees retirement plan of the Minnesota State Retirement System at the time of termination of employment with the University of Minnesota. See Minnesota Statutes 352F.02

A person qualifying under subdivision 1 is entitled to receive a disability benefit calculated under Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 352.113, subdivision 3. The disability benefit must be augmented under section 352.72, subdivision 2, from January 1, 1997, to the date on which the disability benefit begins to accrue.

Subd. 3.Applicability of general law.

Except as otherwise provided, section 352.113 applies to a person who qualifies for disability under subdivision 1.