Washington Administrative Code
Title 415 - Retirement Systems, Department of
Chapter 415-106 - Public safety employees' retirement system
DISABILITY BENEFITS
Section 415-106-550 - When does my disability benefit end?

Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 415-106-550

Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024

The department may require comprehensive medical or psychological examinations to reevaluate your continued eligibility for disability benefits. For catastrophic duty disability benefits, the department may also require or offer to provide comprehensive vocational examinations and/or submission of earnings information to evaluate your continued eligibility. You are required to contact the department if your medical/vocational or financial situation changes.

(1) Your disability benefit will cease if:

(a) You return to work in a PSERS-eligible position; or

(b) Medical examination reveals you are no longer totally incapacitated for employment in a PSERS-eligible position.

(2) Your catastrophic duty disability benefit will cease if:

(a) You return to work in a PSERS-eligible position;

(b) Medical/vocational examination, or other information commonly available or provided to the department by an employer, reveals that your disability no longer prevents you from performing substantial gainful activity; or

(c) Your earnings exceed the threshold for substantial gainful activity.

If you believe you are capable of returning from your disability to work for your former employer and your employer agrees that you have met their requirements (examples could include a fit for duty test or polygraph), your disability benefit will end on the date you start working, as reported to the department by your employer. If you do not meet the requirements of your employer, you may challenge your employer's decision through the collective bargaining process, or other legal process against your employer.

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