Utah Code 49-23-601. Long-term disability coverage
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(1) A participating employer shall cover a public safety service employee who initially enters employment on or after July 1, 2011, under Chapter 21, Public Employees’ Long-Term Disability Act, or a substantially similar long-term disability program.
Terms Used In Utah Code 49-23-601
- Employer: means any department, educational institution, or political subdivision of the state eligible to participate in a government-sponsored retirement system under federal law. See Utah Code 49-11-102
- Firefighter service: means employment normally requiring an average of 2,080 hours of regularly scheduled employment per year rendered by a member who is:(6)(a)(i) a firefighter service employee trained in firefighter techniques and assigned to a position of hazardous duty with a regularly constituted fire department;(6)(a)(ii) the state fire marshal appointed under Section 53-7-103 or a deputy state fire marshal;(6)(a)(iii) a firefighter service employee who is:(6)(a)(iii)(A) hired on or after July 1, 2021;(6)(a)(iii)(B) trained in firefighter techniques;(6)(a)(iii)(C) assigned to a position of hazardous duty; and(6)(a)(iii)(D) employed by the state as a participating employer; or(6)(a)(iv) an emergency medical service personnel. See Utah Code 49-23-102
- Office: means the Utah State Retirement Office. See Utah Code 49-11-102
- Participating employer: means an employer that meets the participation requirements of:
- Program: means the Public Employees' Insurance Program created under Chapter 20, Public Employees' Benefit and Insurance Program Act, or the Public Employees' Long-Term Disability program created under Chapter 21, Public Employees' Long-Term Disability Act. See Utah Code 49-11-102
- Public safety service: means employment normally requiring an average of 2,080 hours of regularly scheduled employment per year rendered by a member who is:(10)(a)(i) a law enforcement officer in accordance with Section 53-13-103;(10)(a)(ii) a correctional officer in accordance with Section 53-13-104;(10)(a)(iii) a special function officer approved in accordance with Sections 49-15-201 and 53-13-105;(10)(a)(iv) a dispatcher who is certified in accordance with Section 53-6-303;(10)(a)(v) a full-time member of the Board of Pardons and Parole created under Section 77-27-2;(10)(a)(vi) the commissioner of the Department of Public Safety; or(10)(a)(vii) the executive director of the Department of Corrections. See Utah Code 49-23-102
- Volunteer firefighter: means any individual who is not regularly employed as a firefighter service employee, but who:(14)(a)(i) has been trained in firefighter techniques and skills;(14)(a)(ii) continues to receive regular firefighter training; and(14)(a)(iii) is on the rolls of a legally organized volunteer fire department that provides ongoing training and serves a political subdivision of the state. See Utah Code 49-23-102
(2)
(2)(a) A participating employer shall cover a firefighter service employee who initially enters employment on or after July 1, 2011, under Chapter 21, Public Employees’ Long-Term Disability Act.
(2)(b) In accordance with this section, a participating employer shall provide long-term disability benefit coverage for a volunteer firefighter as provided under Section 49-16-701.
(2)(c) The office shall ensure that the cost of the long-term disability benefit coverage provided under Subsections (2)(a) and (b) is funded with revenue received under Section 49-11-901.5.