Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-36-505

  • board: means the board provided for in part 3 of this chapter. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • disabled: means the inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Member: means any person included in the membership of the retirement system, as provided in chapter 35, part 1 of this title. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Retirement: means withdrawal from membership with a retirement allowance granted under chapters 34-37 of this title. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Service: means service as a general employee, a teacher, a state police officer, a wildlife officer, a firefighter, a police officer, a state judge, a county judge, an attorney general, a commissioner or a county official which is paid for by an employer, and also includes service for which a former member of the general assembly is entitled to under former §. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101

Any member eligible for a disability retirement may set the effective date of such member’s retirement at any date within one hundred fifty (150) days before or after the date such member’s application is filed with the board; provided, that such effective date of retirement follows the date of such member’s separation from service, the date on which the member’s temporary disability benefits under the workers’ compensation law cease, or the date on which the member became totally and permanently disabled, whichever is later.