(1) An active member with five (5) years of membership service is eligible for disability retirement.
(2)  A police officer member, general member, or a paid firefighter hired on or after July 1, 1993, who is not eligible for service retirement is eligible for disability retirement if disabled, as provided in section 59-1302(12), Idaho Code, on or after the first day of employment as a result of bodily injury or disease from an occupational cause.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 59-1352

  • Active member: means any employee who is not establishing the right to receive benefits through his or her employer’s participation in any other retirement system established for Idaho public employees, if such participation is mandated by applicable Idaho statutes other than this chapter. See Idaho Code 59-1302
  • Disabled: means :
Idaho Code 59-1302
  • Firefighter: means :
    • Idaho Code 59-1302
  • Member: means an active member, inactive member or a retired member. See Idaho Code 59-1302
  • Membership service: means military service that occurs after the commencement of contributions payable under sections 59-1331 through 59-1334, Idaho Code, and service with respect to which contributions are payable under sections 59-1331 through 59-1334, Idaho Code, which, except for benefit calculations described in sections 59-1342 and 59-1353, Idaho Code, includes service transferred to a segregated account under an approved domestic retirement order. See Idaho Code 59-1302
  • Retirement: means the acceptance of a retirement allowance under this chapter upon termination of employment and, unless otherwise provided by law, requires a termination of employment from an employer participating in PERSI, the judges retirement fund, the firefighters retirement fund or the optional retirement plan. See Idaho Code 59-1302
  • Service: means being shown on an employer’s payroll as an employee receiving a salary. See Idaho Code 59-1302
    • (3)  Only active members, and inactive members whose date of last contribution as an active member was less than one (1) year prior to the date of application, are eligible to apply for disability retirement.