9-3-422. Disability retirement; board determination; reports and examinations; amount; options as to form of benefit.
(a) Except as specified for law enforcement officers under W.S. 9-3-432, any member in service who has ten (10) or more years of service credit during which contributions have been paid because of illness or injury outside of or in the scope of employment, or any firefighter member in service for whom contributions have been paid because of injury in the scope of employment, may retire on account of a total or partial disability in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the board. In determining mental or physical incapacitation for disability retirement under this section, the board may require physician reports, medical examinations, functional capacity evaluations, vocational examinations and other necessary reports and examinations for purposes of this section. The costs of any functional capacity evaluation, vocational examination or other specialized test required under this subsection shall be paid from the retirement account.
(b) Upon retirement for a total disability and except as provided under W.S. 9-3-431(f) and 9-3-432(h), a member shall receive a monthly disability retirement benefit for the period of his disability equal to one hundred percent (100%) of his service retirement benefit under this article as if the member was eligible for normal retirement benefits. Upon retirement for a partial disability, a member shall receive a monthly disability retirement benefit for the period of his disability equal to fifty percent (50%) of the normal retirement benefit payable to the member as if the member were eligible for normal retirement benefits. Disability benefits are payable for the life of the member or until the member is no longer disabled.
(c) Any employee granted disability retirement under this section shall at the time retirement is granted, elect to receive either the benefit authorized by this section or one (1) of the joint and survivor benefit options specified in W.S. 9-3-420.
Structure Wyoming Statutes
Title 9 - Administration of the Government
Chapter 3 - Compensation and Benefits
Section 9-3-401 - Short Title.
Section 9-3-402 - Definitions.
Section 9-3-403 - Wyoming Retirement System; Establishment; Purpose; Powers as Body Corporate.
Section 9-3-405 - Retirement Board Duties and Powers.
Section 9-3-411 - Retirement Board; Right to Hearing Before Board; Judicial Review.
Section 9-3-415 - When Retirement Permitted; Service Credit.
Section 9-3-418 - Amount of Service Retirement Benefit; Firefighter Members Excluded.
Section 9-3-419 - Retirement Benefit Adjustments.
Section 9-3-420 - Option as to Form of Benefit; Beneficiary Designations.
Section 9-3-427 - Other Retirement Plans Prohibited.
Section 9-3-428 - Construction of Article; Limitation of Liability of State; Termination of System.
Section 9-3-429 - False Statements and Records Prohibited; Right to Modify Article.
Section 9-3-433 - Short Title.
Section 9-3-434 - Definitions.
Section 9-3-436 - Establishment of Trust.
Section 9-3-437 - Powers of Trustee.
Section 9-3-438 - Delegation of Functions.
Section 9-3-439 - General Duties of Trustee and Fiduciary.
Section 9-3-440 - Duties of Trustee in Investing and Managing Assets of Retirement System.
Section 9-3-441 - Special Application of Duties.
Section 9-3-442 - Reviewing Compliance.
Section 9-3-443 - Liability of Trustee or Other Fiduciary.
Section 9-3-444 - Open Meetings and Records.
Section 9-3-445 - Disclosure to Public.
Section 9-3-446 - Disclosure to Participants and Beneficiaries.
Section 9-3-447 - Reports to Agency.
Section 9-3-448 - Summary Plan Description.
Section 9-3-449 - Annual Disclosure of Financial and Actuarial Status.
Section 9-3-450 - Annual Report.
Section 9-3-451 - Enforcement.
Section 9-3-452 - Alienation of Benefits.
Section 9-3-454 - Required Determinations for Recommended Benefit Increases.