Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 36-10 - Retirement System — Contributions and Benefits
Section 36-10-9.3. - Retirement on service allowance — Registered nurses.

§ 36-10-9.3. Retirement on service allowance — Registered nurses.
(a) This section shall apply to the retirement of members employed as registered nurses within the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals.
(b) Any member who has attained the age of fifty (50) years may be retired subsequent to the proper execution and filing of written application; provided, however, that the member shall have completed twenty-five (25) years of total service within the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals and who retires before October 1, 2009, or is eligible to retire as of September 30, 2009.
(c) For members who become eligible to retire on or after October 1, 2009, benefits are available to members who have attained the age of fifty-five (55) and have completed at least twenty-five (25) years of total service within the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals. For members in service as of October 1, 2009, who were not eligible to retire as of September 30, 2009, but who are eligible to retire on or prior to June 30, 2012, the minimum retirement age of fifty-five (55), the retirement age will be adjusted downward in proportion to the amount of service the member has earned as of September 30, 2009. The proportional formula shall work as follows:
(1) The formula shall determine the first age of retirement eligibility under the laws in effect on September 30, 2009, which shall then be subtracted from the minimum retirement age of fifty-five (55).
(2) The formula shall then take the member’s total service credit as of September 30, 2009, as the numerator and the years of service credit determined under (1) as the denominator.
(3) The fraction determined in (2) shall then be multiplied by the age difference determined in (1) to apply a reduction in years from age fifty-five (55).
History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 211, § 2; P.L. 2009, ch. 68, art. 7, § 3; P.L. 2011, ch. 363, § 30; P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 7; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 7.

Structure Rhode Island General Laws

Rhode Island General Laws

Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees

Chapter 36-10 - Retirement System — Contributions and Benefits

Section 36-10-1. - Member contributions — Deduction from compensation.

Section 36-10-1.1. - Department payment of member contributions.

Section 36-10-2. - State contributions.

Section 36-10-2.1. - Actuarial cost method.

Section 36-10-3. - Credits to individuals in annuity savings account.

Section 36-10-4. - Credits and charges to contingent reserve account.

Section 36-10-5. - Repealed.

Section 36-10-6. - Agreements for federal contributions.

Section 36-10-7. - Guaranty by state — Annual appropriations.

Section 36-10-8. - Refund of contributions — Repayment and restoration of credits.

Section 36-10-9. - Retirement on service allowance — In general.

Section 36-10-9.1. - Retirement on service allowance — Legislators.

Section 36-10-9.2. - Retirement on service allowance — Correctional officers.

Section 36-10-9.3. - Retirement on service allowance — Registered nurses.

Section 36-10-9.4. - Post-retirement service as legislator.

Section 36-10-9.5. - Repealed.

Section 36-10-9.6. - Aeronautics inspectors — Retirement.

Section 36-10-9.7. - Electronic funds transfer.

Section 36-10-10. - Amount of service retirement allowance.

Section 36-10-10.1. - Amount of service retirement allowance — Legislators.

Section 36-10-10.2. - Amount of service retirement allowance — Correctional officers.

Section 36-10-10.3. - Social security supplemental option.

Section 36-10-10.4. - Effect of deferral and/or reduction of salary.

Section 36-10-11. - Service allowance to member withdrawing from service before retirement age.

Section 36-10-12. - Retirement for ordinary disability.

Section 36-10-13. - Amount of ordinary disability benefit.

Section 36-10-14. - Retirement for accidental disability.

Section 36-10-15. - Amount of accidental disability benefit.

Section 36-10-16. - Disability benefits pending final decision on application.

Section 36-10-17. - Reexamination of disability beneficiaries — Reduction of benefit — Reinstatement to active service.

Section 36-10-18. - Optional benefits.

Section 36-10-19. - Persons eligible for optional benefits — Time of election — Modification or revocation — Effective date.

Section 36-10-19.1. - Optional annuity protection — In service.

Section 36-10-20. - Accidental death benefits.

Section 36-10-21. - Ordinary death benefit.

Section 36-10-22. - Retention of death benefit coverage by general assembly member not reelected.

Section 36-10-23. - Benefit payable on death after retirement.

Section 36-10-23.1. - Benefit payable on death of retired legislator.

Section 36-10-24. - Person to whom death benefit payable.

Section 36-10-25 - — 36-10-30. Repealed.

Section 36-10-31. - Deduction of amounts received from workers’ compensation or as damages.

Section 36-10-32. - Tax exemption.

Section 36-10-33. - Penalty for fraudulent claim or statement.

Section 36-10-34. - Exemption of benefits and contributions from attachment.

Section 36-10-35. - Additional benefits payable to retired employees.

Section 36-10-35.1. - One time adjustment to original retirement allowances.

Section 36-10-36. - Post-retirement employment.

Section 36-10-36.1. - Post-retirement employment related to COVID-19.

Section 36-10-37. - Retirement benefits for certain general state officers.

Section 36-10-38. - Combined service credits of general state officers.

Section 36-10-39. - Fiscal impact of proposed legislation impacting the retirement system.

Section 36-10-40. - Domestic partner — Definition.