Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 120 - Treasury Department
Chapter 00 - N/A
Subchapter 00 - N/A
Part 1 - Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island and Municipal Employees' Retirement System Regulations
Section 120-RICR-00-00-1.12 - Rules Regarding R.I. Gen. Laws Sections 36-10-14 and 16-16-16 Concerning Retirement for Accidental Disability and the Definition of the Terms of "Aggravation" and "Reinjury"
Universal Citation: 120 RI Code of Rules 00 00 1.12
Current through September 18, 2024
A. Introduction
This Administrative Rule pertaining to the definition of "aggravation" is promulgated pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 36-8-3. The Rules shall be applicable to all applications for disability pensions under R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 36-10-14 and 16-16-16.
B. Definitions
1. "Aggravation" ? means an intervening
work-related trauma that independently contributes to a member's original
injury that amounts to more than the natural progression of the preexisting
disease or condition, and is not the result of age or length of service. The
intervening independent trauma causing the aggravation must be an identifiable
event or series of work-related events that are the proximate cause of the
member's present condition of disability.
2. "Reinjury" means a recurrence of the
original work-related injury from a specific ascertainable event. The specific
event must be the proximate cause of the member's present condition of
disability.
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