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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-3508

  • board: means the board provided for in part 3 of this chapter. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Member: means any person included in the membership of the retirement system, as provided in chapter 35, part 1 of this title. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Retirement: means withdrawal from membership with a retirement allowance granted under chapters 34-37 of this title. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Retirement allowance: means the sum of the member annuity and the state annuity. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Service: means service as a general employee, a teacher, a state police officer, a wildlife officer, a firefighter, a police officer, a state judge, a county judge, an attorney general, a commissioner or a county official which is paid for by an employer, and also includes service for which a former member of the general assembly is entitled to under former §. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101

All persons granted a disability retirement allowance shall undergo such examination, from time to time, as the board or medical panel may designate and any disability beneficiary who has not yet attained his minimum service retirement age and time, who refuses to submit to such examination, shall forfeit his right to draw any retirement allowance and the same shall be discontinued. A member retired on a disability retirement allowance shall submit to the board, for such period as the board may require, sworn statements of all income for labor, services or employment performed by such member during the time of said member’s disability retirement.