RCW 41.32.768
Member with terminal illness—Removal from system.
(1) Upon application of the member, a member who is diagnosed with a terminal illness shall be removed from the system subject to the following conditions:
(a) That the medical adviser, after a medical examination of the member made by or under the direction of the medical adviser, has certified in writing that the member has a terminal illness with a life expectancy of five or fewer years; and
(b) That the director concurs in the recommendation of the medical adviser.
(2) Members removed from the system shall not make contributions and shall not accumulate additional service credit.
(3) The legislature reserves the right to amend or repeal this section in the future and no member or beneficiary has a contractual right to this benefit not granted prior to that amendment or repeal.
[ 2005 c 131 § 5.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2005 c 131: See note following RCW 41.40.823.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions
Chapter 41.32 - Teachers' Retirement.
41.32.005 - Provisions applicable to "plan 1," "plan 2," and "plan 3."
41.32.012 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
41.32.013 - Substitute teachers—Application for service credit—Procedures.
41.32.025 - Department's power to determine eligibility.
41.32.032 - Membership in system—Service credit of educational staff associates.
41.32.033 - Membership in system—Charter school employers and employees.
41.32.035 - Employer contribution rates—Computation and payment.
41.32.042 - Validity of deductions—Interest.
41.32.044 - Retired teacher may reenter system—Benefit limitations.
41.32.053 - Death benefit—Course of employment—Occupational disease or infection.
41.32.054 - Disability retirement—Criminal conduct.
41.32.055 - Falsification—Penalty.
41.32.062 - Effect of certain accumulated vacation leave on retirement benefits.
41.32.063 - Benefit calculation—Limitation.
41.32.064 - Establishing, restoring service credit.
41.32.0641 - Disabled in the line of duty—Continuation of service credit—Conditions.
41.32.066 - Purchase of additional service credit—Costs—Rules.
41.32.067 - Purchase of additional benefits—Conditions.
41.32.215 - Provisions applicable to plan 1.
41.32.240 - Membership in system.
41.32.260 - Credit for military service or as state legislator.
41.32.263 - State legislators and state officials eligible for retirement benefits.
41.32.270 - Teaching service, how credited.
41.32.300 - Limitation on credit for out-of-state service.
41.32.310 - Time limit for claiming service credit—Payments.
41.32.330 - Credit for professional preparation subsequent to becoming teacher.
41.32.340 - Creditable service, what to consist of.
41.32.345 - "Earnable compensation" defined for certain part-time employees—Adoption of rules.
41.32.350 - Purchase of additional annuity—Member contribution rate.
41.32.380 - Source of pension reserve—Contributions.
41.32.390 - Contributions for prior service credits.
41.32.470 - Eligibility for retirement allowance.
41.32.480 - Qualifications for retirement.
41.32.4872 - Permanent increase for specified beneficiaries age seventy or over.
41.32.489 - Retirement allowance—Annual increases restricted after July 1, 2010—Eligibility.
41.32.4931 - Additional special pension for former members not receiving social security.
41.32.4945 - Limitation as to earnable compensation of member as member of the legislature.
41.32.497 - Retirement allowance for members entering system before April 25, 1973—Election.
41.32.4986 - Members with thirty years of service—Irrevocable election.
41.32.4991 - Permanent retirement allowance adjustment.
41.32.4992 - Monthly benefit increase.
41.32.500 - Termination of membership.
41.32.510 - Payment on withdrawal—Reentry.
41.32.530 - Options available—Retirement allowance adjustment—Court-approved property settlement.
41.32.540 - Disability allowance—Temporary.
41.32.550 - Options and allowances on report that disability will be permanent—Reexamination.
41.32.555 - Persons with annual half-time contracts—Eligibility for benefits under RCW 41.32.550.
41.32.570 - Postretirement employment—Reduction or suspension of pension payments.
41.32.584 - Additional benefit for justices or judges—One-time irrevocable election.
41.32.587 - Justices or judges retirement allowance—In lieu of RCW 41.32.498.
41.32.755 - Provisions applicable to plan 2.
41.32.760 - Computation of the retirement allowance.
41.32.762 - Lump sum retirement allowance—Reentry—Conditions for reinstatement of service.
41.32.765 - Retirement for service.
41.32.768 - Member with terminal illness—Removal from system.
41.32.770 - Post-retirement cost-of-living.
41.32.780 - Teachers required to be members.
41.32.790 - Earned disability allowance—Eligibility—Disposition upon death of recipient.
41.32.795 - Application for and effective date of retirement allowances.
41.32.812 - Service credit for half-time employment from October 1, 1977, through December 31, 1986.
41.32.813 - One-time purchase of service credit—Conditions—Payment—Rules.
41.32.815 - Vested membership.
41.32.817 - Transfer to plan 3—Irrevocable option.
41.32.820 - Refund of contributions on termination.
41.32.831 - Provisions applicable to plan 3—Plan 3 elements.
41.32.835 - Choice of membership in plan 2 or plan 3.
41.32.837 - Right to waive benefit—Irrevocable choice.
41.32.840 - Computation of the retirement allowance.
41.32.8401 - Additional payment.
41.32.845 - Postretirement cost-of-living allowance.
41.32.851 - Options for payment of retirement allowances—Court-approved property settlement.
41.32.855 - Application for and effective date of retirement allowances.
41.32.867 - Purchased service credit—Allocation.
41.32.868 - One-time purchase of service credit—Conditions—Payment—Rules.
41.32.870 - Lump sum payments—Reentry.
41.32.875 - Retirement eligibility.
41.32.878 - Member with terminal illness—Removal from system.
41.32.880 - Earned disability allowance—Eligibility—Disposition upon death of recipient.
41.32.892 - Restored, purchased service credit under plan 2—Transfer to plan 3.