PURPOSE: This definition as adopted by the Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System Board of Trustees and here set forth defines the policy regarding earning capacity for members receiving disability benefits under MOSERS’ long-term disability plan and under the disability provisions of the MOSERS’ retirement plan.

1. (1) If a disabled employee is not able, because of injury or illness, to perform in any occupation for which the employee is or may reasonably become qualified for by training, education or experience, to the extent that the employee can earn at least fifty percent (50%) of his/her current annualized rate of pay for the position held by the employee on the date preceding the employee’s date of disability, disability benefits will be continued.
2. (2) This rule applies only to the disability retirement plan.

AUTHORITY: section 104.500, RSMo (1994).* Original rule filed April 24, 1986, effective Oct. 27, 1986. Amended: Filed Nov. 25, 1992, effective June 7, 1993. Amended: Filed Dec. 6, 1996, effective June 30, 1997. *Original authority 1957, amended 1981, 1984, 1988.