Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 49 > Chapter 16 > Part 2 - Membership Eligibility

• Board: means the Utah State Retirement Board established under Section 49-11-202. See Utah Code 49-11-102
• defined contribution plan: means any defined contribution plan or deferred compensation plan authorized under the Internal Revenue Code and administered by the board. See Utah Code 49-11-102
• Disability: means the complete inability, due to objective medical impairment, whether physical or mental, to perform firefighter service. See Utah Code 49-16-102
• Emergency medical service personnel: means an individual who:

  (a)	is: (i)  a paramedic; (ii)  an advanced emergency medical services technician; or (iii)  an emergency medical services technician;

  (b)	is required to be licensed or certified under Section 53-2d-402; and

  (c)

  has a primary job duty to provide emergency medical services as a first responder. See Utah Code 49-16-102 v2 Employer: means any department, educational institution, or political subdivision of the state eligible to participate in a government-sponsored retirement system under federal law. See Utah Code 49-11-102 Firefighter service: means employment normally requiring an average of 2,080 hours of regularly scheduled employment per year rendered by a member who is: (i)  a firefighter service employee trained in firefighter techniques and assigned to a position of hazardous duty with a regularly constituted fire department; or (ii)  the state fire marshal appointed under Section 53-7-103 or a deputy state fire marshal. See Utah Code 49-16-102 Firefighter service employee: means an employee of a participating employer who provides firefighter service under this chapter. See Utah Code 49-16-102 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 Office: means the Utah State Retirement Office. See Utah Code 49-11-102 Participating employer: means an employer that meets the participation requirements of Section 49-16-201. See Utah Code 49-16-102 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Plan: means the Utah Governors' and Legislators' Retirement Plan created by Chapter 19, Utah Governors' and Legislators' Retirement Act, the New Public Employees' Tier II Defined Contribution Plan created by 4, the New Public Safety and Firefighter Tier II Defined Contribution Plan created by 4, or the defined contribution plans created under Section 49-11-801. See Utah Code 49-11-102 Regularly constituted fire department: means a fire department that employs a fire chief who performs firefighter service for at least 2,080 hours of regularly scheduled paid employment per year. See Utah Code 49-16-102 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 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 State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 System: means the Firefighters' Retirement System created under this chapter. See Utah Code 49-16-102 Tier I: means a system or plan under this title for which: (a)  an employee is eligible to participate if the employee initially enters regular full-time employment before July 1, 2011; or (b)  a governor or legislator who initially enters office before July 1, 2011. See Utah Code 49-11-102 Tier II: includes : (i)  the Tier II hybrid system established under: (A)  3; or (B)  3; and (ii)  the Tier II Defined Contribution Plan (Tier II DC Plan) established under: (A)  4; or (B)  4. See Utah Code 49-11-102 Volunteer firefighter: means any individual who is not regularly employed as a firefighter service employee, but who: (i)  has been trained in firefighter techniques and skills; (ii)  continues to receive regular firefighter training; and (iii)  is on the rolls of a legally organized volunteer fire department that provides ongoing training and serves a political subdivision of the state. See Utah Code 49-16-102