Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 27 - Personnel
Part 210 - PERS, Regulations for Retirement Plans Administered by the Board of Trustees
Chapter 45B - Administration of Disability Benefits for Municipal Systems
Section 27-210-45B-103 - Effective date of benefits

1. The effective date of benefits shall be the first of the month following receipt of an application for a disability retirement allowance, but in no event before termination of state service. (Miss. Code Ann. §§ 25-11-113(1) (a) and 21-29-35 (1972, as amended))

2. For purposes of determining the effective date of benefits as referenced in number one (1) above, termination from covered service shall mean the cessation of the employee-employer relationship as characterized by resignation or termination from employment, with or without cause. While a member may not be performing the duties of the job, if the member has not resigned or been terminated by the employer, the member is still considered employed and thus, ineligible for initiation of disability retirement benefit payments. In cases where the member is on authorized leave without pay or administrative leave or is receiving Workers' Compensation benefits, such member is considered an employee of the agency, and thus, not eligible to receive disability retirement benefit payments.