Arizona § 38-797 Definitions

Arizona Statutes

§ 38-797 — Definitions

Arizona § 38-797

Title 38Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 5SOCIAL SECURITY AND RETIREMENT

Art. 2.Long-Term Disability Program

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 38-797 (2026).

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In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1."ASRS" means the Arizona state retirement system established by article 2 of this chapter.

2."Assets" means the accumulated resources of the LTD program.

3."Board" means the ASRS board established pursuant to section 38-713.

4."Compensation" has the same meaning prescribed in section 38-711.

5."Depository" means a bank in which the monies of the LTD program are deposited and collateralized as provided by law.

6."Employer" has the same meaning prescribed in section 38-711.

7."Employer contributions" means all amounts paid into the LTD program by an employer.

8."Fiscal year" has the same meaning prescribed in section 38-711.

9."LTD program" means the long-term disability program established by this article.

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In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "ASRS" means the Arizona state retirement system established by article 2 of this chapter.

2. "Assets" means the accumulated resources of the LTD program.

3. "Board" means the ASRS board established pursuant to section 38-713.

4. "Compensation" has the same meaning prescribed in section 38-711.

5. "Depository" means a bank in which the monies of the LTD program are deposited and collateralized as provided by law.

6. "Employer" has the same meaning prescribed in section 38-711.

7. "Employer contributions" means all amounts paid into the LTD program by an employer.

8. "Fiscal year" has the same meaning prescribed in section 38-711.

9. "LTD program" means the long-term disability program established by this article.

10. "Member" has the same meaning prescribed in section 38-711.

11. "Monthly compensation" means the amount determined by taking the six pay periods immediately before the date of the member's disability in the fiscal year in which the member develops a disability, disregarding the highest two and lowest two compensation amount pay periods and deriving the mean of the two remaining pay periods. If the member was employed for fewer than six pay periods, monthly compensation is determined by deriving the mean of the number of pay periods the member worked in the fiscal year in which the member develops a disability.

12. "Normal retirement date" has the same meaning prescribed in section 38-711.

13. "Political subdivision" has the same meaning prescribed in section 38-711.

14. "State" has the same meaning prescribed in section 38-711.