Georgia Code
Article 6 - Retirement, Retirement Allowances, Disability Benefits, and Death Benefits
§ 47-7-102. Eligibility for Disability Benefits; Notice of Injury; Application for Benefits; Periodic Medical Examinations; Termination of Benefits; Action Contesting Determination of Board

Such benefit shall be payable from the beginning of the seventh calendar month after the date of such separation or the date of application, whichever is later.
Such benefit shall be payable from the beginning of the seventh calendar month after the date of disability or the date of application, whichever is later.
History. Ga. L. 1957, p. 323, § 2; Ga. L. 1960, p. 991, § 4; Ga. L. 1961, p. 417, § 4; Ga. L. 1966, p. 242, § 2; Ga. L. 1968, p. 441, § 5; Ga. L. 1970, p. 334, § 2; Ga. L. 1971, p. 332, § 2; Ga. L. 1973, p. 186, § 2; Ga. L. 1976, p. 235, § 2; Ga. L. 1981, p. 608, § 2; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 47; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1310, § 4; Ga. L. 1985, p. 209, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 50, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 339, § 4; Ga. L. 1990, p. 554, § 2; Ga. L. 1991, p. 130, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 476, § 6; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1376, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 562, § 8.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1989, p. 50, § 3, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “Pursuant to the authority of Code Section 47-20-63 [repealed], this Act is not subject to the requirements of Chapter 20 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, known as the ‘Public Retirement Systems Standards Law,’ and pursuant to the former provisions of said Code Section 47-20-63 the General Assembly finds and declares that:
“(1) It is necessary for this Act to become effective without delay in order to avoid hardship to members and retired members of the Georgia Firemen’s Pension Fund;
“(2) The Georgia Firemen’s Pension Fund is actuarially sound; and
“(3) That the changes in Chapter 7 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated providing for the Georgia Firemen’s Pension Fund which are accomplished by this Act will be fully financed by the Georgia Firemen’s Pension Fund without the necessity of any appropriation by the General Assembly and without adversely affecting the actuarial soundness of the Georgia Firemen’s Pension Fund.

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