Maine Statutes
§ 5 §17904 — Qualification for benefit
Maine·Title 5 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES·Part 20 STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM·Ch. 423 STATE EMPLOYEES AND TEACHERS
1.Qualification.
Except as provided in subsection 2, a member qualifies for a disability retirement benefit if the member becomes disabled while in service and before reaching normal retirement age.
2.Exception.
A member with fewer than 5 years of continuous creditable service immediately preceding that member's application for a disability retirement benefit is not eligible for that benefit if the disability is the result of a physical or mental condition that existed before the member's latest membership in any retirement program of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System, unless the disability is a result of, or has been substantially aggravated by, an injury or accident received in the line of duty but from events or circumstances not usually encountered within the scope of the
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Legislative History
PL 1985, c. 801, §§5,7 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 434, §1 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 887, §4 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 384, §4 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 491, §175 (AMD).
Nearby Sections
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§ 5 §179
Accounting and annual report§ 5 §17901
Definition§ 5 §17901-A
Applicability§ 5 §17902
Application§ 5 §17903
Examination or tests§ 5 §17904
Qualification for benefit§ 5 §17905
Computation of benefit§ 5 §17906
Reduction in amount of benefit§ 5 §17907
Payment of benefit§ 5 §17908
Statement of health§ 5 §17909
Statement of compensation§ 5 §17910
Voluntary return to service§ 5 §17911
Rehabilitation§ 5 §17921
Definitions§ 5 §17922
Applicability