Washington Code 41.26.115 – Director of retirement systems to adopt rules governing disability boards — Remand of orders not in accordance with rules
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(1) The director of retirement systems shall adopt rules, in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW, under which each disability board shall execute its disability retirement duties under this chapter. The rules shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
Terms Used In Washington Code 41.26.115
- Director: means the director of the department. See Washington Code 41.26.030
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
- Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
(a) Standards governing the type and manner of presentation of medical, employability, and other evidence before disability boards; and
(b) Standards governing the necessity and frequency of medical and employability reexaminations of persons receiving disability benefits.
(2) If the director determines that an order or determination of a disability board was not processed in accordance with the rules established under this section, the director may remand the order or determination for further proceedings consistent with the rules.
[ 1981 c 294 § 1.]
NOTES:
Severability—1981 c 294: “If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.” [ 1981 c 294 § 16.]