A member claiming a disability benefit must file a written application for benefits in the office of the system in a form and manner prescribed by the executive director. The member shall provide medical or psychological evidence to support the application. The benefit begins to accrue the day following the start of disability or the day following the last day for which the member was paid, whichever is later, but not earlier than 180 days before the date the application is filed with the executive director.
History:1983 c 128 s 26; 1987 c 229 art 7 s 1; 1993 c 307 art 1 s 26; 1Sp2001 c 10 art 3 s 16