New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 21 - Miscellaneous
Chapter LVIII - New York State Teachers' Retirement System
Part 5024 - Accelerated Death Benefit
Section 5024.2 - Certain terms defined

Universal Citation: 21 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 5024.2

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024

For the purposes of subdivision 9 of section 511 of the Education Law and this Part:

(a) terminal illness means an illness or medical condition resulting in a life expectancy of no more than 12 months;

(b) a medical condition requiring extraordinary care or treatment means a disabling condition which is grave and results in the member being indefinitely unable to perform (without substantial and continuous assistance from another individual) the activities of daily living or in being indefinitely confined to a hospital or nursing home pursuant to a recognized program of treatment; and

(c) an activity of daily living includes, but is not limited to, eating, toileting, transferring, bathing, dressing and continence.

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