Code of Massachusetts Regulations
840 CMR - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT ADMINISTRATION COMMISSION
Title 840 CMR 10.00 - Standard Rules for Disability Retirement
- Section 10.01 - Definitions
- Section 10.02 - Purpose of Standard Rules: Retirement Board Policy
- Section 10.03 - Supplementary Rules: Approval by PERAC
- Section 10.04 - Standard for Decision, Findings of Fact
- Section 10.05 - Proceedings; Parties; Representation; Record
- Section 10.06 - Proceedings for Ordinary or Accidental Disability Retirement; Applications; Additional Information
- Section 10.07 - Information to Be Obtained from Member's Department Head or Employer
- Section 10.08 - Medical Panel, Formation and Instruction to Panel
- Section 10.09 - Investigation of Facts; Denial of Certain Applications; Appeal
- Section 10.10 - Examination by Medical Panel
- Section 10.11 - Notice of Medical Panel Findings; Further Examination by Medical Panel; Denial of Application; When Hearing Shall Be held by the Retirement Board
- Section 10.12 - Hearing by Retirement Board
- Section 10.13 - Decision
- Section 10.14 - Comprehensive Medical Evaluation
- Section 10.15 - Restoration to Service
- Section 10.16 - Annual Statement of Earnings; Definition of Earnings from Earned Income; Refunds and Modifications Based on Earnings Information
- Section 10.17 - Modification of Retirement Allowance and Fair Amount of Outside Earnings and Potential Earnings Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 32, Section 8(3)
- Section 10.18 - Evaluation for Rehabilitation Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 32, Section 8(1)(a)
- Section 10.19 - Rehabilitation Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 32, Section 8
- Section 10.20 - Rehabilitation Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 32, Section 21
- Section 10.21 - Essential Duties
- Section 10.22 - Failure to Provide Information or Documents, Violation of 840 CMR 10.00
- Section 10.23 - Disability Application of a PERAC Employee
Current through Register 1518, March 29, 2024
840 CMR 10.00 is the standard rules for disability retirement promulgated by the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (PERAC) under the authority of M.G.L. c. 7, §§ 50 and M.G.L. c. 32, §§ 6 and 21. Except as may otherwise be provided by PERAC, or by supplementary rules of a particular retirement board approved by PERAC, 840 CMR 10.00 shall govern the following disability proceedings and procedures commenced by or before any retirement board after January 1, 2016.
(1) Proceedings for ordinary and accidental disability retirement;
(2) Proceedings for restoration to active service of members retired for disability;
(3) Proceedings for modification of the retirement allowance of members retired for disability;
(4) Procedures for medical examinations by medical panels on applications for disability retirement
(5) Procedures for re-examination, evaluation and rehabilitation of members retired for disability; and
(6) Procedures for annual reporting of earnings and refunds under M.G.L. c. 32, § 91A by members retired for disability.
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
840 CMR 10.00: M.G.L. c. 7, § 50; c. 32, §§ 6, 8 and 21.
