Sec. 9. (a) As used in this chapter, "retired participant" means the following:
(1) A participant who is eligible for a normal, unreduced or disability retirement benefit (as determined by the Indiana public employee retirement fund of which the participant is a member) on the participant's last day of service.
(2) A participant who has completed at least ten (10) years of service as an elected or appointed officer on the participant's last day of service as an elected or appointed officer. For purposes of determining whether a participant has completed at least ten (10) years of service on the participant's last day of service for purposes of this subdivision, any partial year of service completed by the participant in the year in which the participant is appointed to fill a vacant elected office shall be considered to be one (1) complete year of service.
(3) A participant in PERF MyChoice who is at least normal retirement age on the participant's last day of service.
(b) For a participant described in subsection (a)(2) who has service with more than one (1) employer, the participant's years of service is the sum of all of the participant's years of service.
As added by P.L.44-2007, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.205-2013, SEC.75; P.L.92-2021, SEC.5.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 5. State and Local Administration
Article 10. Public Employee Benefits
Chapter 8.5. Retirement Medical Benefits Account
5-10-8.5-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter
5-10-8.5-1. Application of Chapter
5-10-8.5-7. "Internal Revenue Code"
5-10-8.5-9. "Retired Participant"
5-10-8.5-9.5. Transfer of Service Credit; Eligible Employee
5-10-8.5-9.6. Transfer of Service Credit; Position Other Than Eligible Employee
5-10-8.5-11. Account Established; Administered by Inprs; Specific Appropriation Required
5-10-8.5-12. Authorization to Request Internal Revenue Service Rulings
5-10-8.5-13. Management and Pooling of Account Assets; Confidentiality of Account Records
5-10-8.5-14. Account; Subaccounts; Administrative Costs
5-10-8.5-15. Annual Employer Contributions; Limits for Certain Participants
5-10-8.5-16. Employer Additional Contribution; Eligibility; Computation
5-10-8.5-17. Eligibility for Benefits; Benefit Amount
5-10-8.5-18. Account Benefits; Coverage
5-10-8.5-19. Surviving Spouse or Dependent Use of Account; Forfeiture