Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 49 > Chapter 12 > Part 6 - Disability

• Actuarial equivalent: means a benefit of equal value when computed upon the basis of mortality tables as recommended by the actuary and adopted by the executive director, including regular interest. See Utah Code 49-11-102
• Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Board: means the Utah State Retirement Board established under Section 49-11-202. See Utah Code 49-11-102
• Compensation: means the total amount of payments made by a participating employer to a member of this system for services rendered to the participating employer, including:

  (i)

  bonuses;

  (ii)	cost-of-living adjustments;

  (iii)

  other payments currently includable in gross income and that are subject to social security deductions, including any payments in excess of the maximum amount subject to deduction under social security law;

  (iv)	amounts that the member authorizes to be deducted or reduced for salary deferral or other benefits authorized by federal law; and

  (v)

  member contributions. See Utah Code 49-12-102 Contributions: means the total amount paid by the participating employer and the member into a system or to the Utah Governors' and Legislators' Retirement Plan under Chapter 19, Utah Governors' and Legislators' Retirement Act. See Utah Code 49-11-102 Current service: means covered service under: (a)  Chapter 12, Public Employees' Contributory Retirement Act; (b)  Chapter 13, Public Employees' Noncontributory Retirement Act; (c)  Chapter 14, Public Safety Contributory Retirement Act; (d)  Chapter 15, Public Safety Noncontributory Retirement Act; (e)  Chapter 16, Firefighters' Retirement Act; (f)  Chapter 17, Judges' Contributory Retirement Act; (g)  Chapter 18, Judges' Noncontributory Retirement Act; (h)  Chapter 19, Utah Governors' and Legislators' Retirement Act; (i)  Chapter 22, New Public Employees' Tier II Contributory Retirement Act; or (j)  Chapter 23, New Public Safety and Firefighter Tier II Contributory Retirement Act. See Utah Code 49-11-102 Final average monthly salary: means the amount computed by dividing the compensation received during the final average salary period under each system by the number of months in the final average salary period. See Utah Code 49-11-102 Member: means a person, except a retiree, with contributions on deposit with a system, the Utah Governors' and Legislators' Retirement Plan under Chapter 19, Utah Governors' and Legislators' Retirement Act, or with a terminated system. See Utah Code 49-11-102 Retirement: means the status of an individual who has become eligible, applies for, and is entitled to receive an allowance under this title. See Utah Code 49-11-102 retirement allowance: means the pension plus the annuity, including any cost of living or other authorized adjustments to the pension and annuity. See Utah Code 49-11-102 Service credit: means : (a)  the period during which an employee is employed and compensated by a participating employer and meets the eligibility requirements for membership in a system or the Utah Governors' and Legislators' Retirement Plan, provided that any required contributions are paid to the office; and (b)  periods of time otherwise purchasable under this title. See Utah Code 49-11-102 System: means the Public Employees' Contributory Retirement System created under this chapter. See Utah Code 49-12-102