§ 16-16-14 - Retirement for ordinary disability. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 16-16-14

   § 16-16-14  Retirement for ordinarydisability. – (a) Application for ordinary disability may be made by a teacher, his or herdepartment head, or a person acting in the teacher's behalf, while in activeservice or on leave of absence for illness, provided that the teacher has hadfive (5) or more years of total service of which at least three (3) consecutiveyears shall have been as a teacher, and the teacher is not entitled to aregular service retirement allowance. A statement from a physician shallaccompany the application stating that the teacher is physically or mentallyincapacitated for the performance of duty and that he or she should be retired.

   (b) A medical examination of the teacher shall be made bythree (3) physicians engaged by the retirement board for this purpose, andshould the medical examination show that the teacher is physically or mentallyincapacitated for the performance of duty and ought to be retired, thephysicians shall so report and certify to the retirement board and theretirement board, may retire the teacher for ordinary disability.

   (c) The retirement board shall establish uniform eligibilityrequirements, standards, and criteria for ordinary disability which shall applyto all members who make application for retirement for ordinary disability.