PURPOSE: This rule sets forth the method of qualification and limitations as provided in section 169.663, RSMo.

1. (1) If a member indicates in his/her application for disability retirement (see 16 CSR 10- 5.020) that s/he has applied for disability benefits provided by the Social Security Act, the Award Letter or certified copy thereof, issued by the Social Security Administration, will serve as evidence that disability exists.
2. (2) If a member is not eligible for disability benefits, as provided by the Social Security Act, because of insufficient coverage, the board of trustees, acting upon the recommendation of the medical adviser, shall designate one (1) or more physicians for examinations and reports. The medical adviser shall evaluate the reports and shall recommend to the board of trustees. The board shall determine whether or not disability exists.
3. (3) The board of trustees shall pay the fees of the examiners and shall pay the medical adviser a fee for each application for which an evaluation is made.
4. (4) If disability shall cease to exist before the recipient of the disability benefits reaches age sixty (60), as evidenced by the cessation of benefits by the Social Security Administration or by examination by physicians selected and paid by the board of trustees, his/her disability benefits shall cease and his/her membership status as of the date of his/her disability retirement shall be restored.
5. (5) The earliest date on which a member’s disability retirement can become effective is the first day of the calendar month following the month for which his/her last salary payment or sick-leave payment was made, or the first day of the calendar month following the calendar month in which his/her completed application was received, whichever is later.
6. (6) Any person who is receiving a disability retirement allowance from the retirement system and who has attained age sixty (60) may be employed in any capacity for, and receive income of any amount from, any employer except a school district included in the retirement system. Notwithstanding any provision of section 169.660, RSMo to the contrary, any such person may be employed in a district included in the retirement system on a part- 16 CSR 10-6

time or temporary-substitute basis up to a total of five hundred fifty (550) hours in a school year without a discontinuance of the retirement allowance.

AUTHORITY: section 169.610, RSMo 1994.* Original rule filed Dec. 19, 1975, effective Jan. 1, 1976. Amended: Filed June 15, 1994, effective Nov. 30, 1994. Amended: Filed Oct. 15, 1997, effective April 30, 1998.

*Original authority: 169.610, RSMo 1965, amended 1977.