ID H0458

Retired members receiving disability retirement allowances may return to work after providing written advance notice to the executive director, at which point the disability allowance terminates.

A disability retirement allowance may resume if the member terminates work within 150 days of the return notification, submits a written request to the board, and the board determines the member remains disabled from the same condition that originally qualified them for disability retirement.

The board may require medical records and examinations to support a request to resume benefits; refusal to submit records or undergo examination constitutes proof the member is not disabled, and examination costs must be paid by the member.

Resumed disability retirement allowances become payable on the first of the month after the board's determination.

"Return to work" is defined as being engaged in any activity for which compensation is normally paid; if a retired member meets the definition of employee again, eligibility for disability retirement shall be determined according to existing statute provisions.