2.43.2323    SERVICE CREDIT FOR PERIOD(S) OF ABSENCE DUE TO ILLNESS OR INJURY

(1) A member of PERS, HPORS, or GWPORS whose absence from service is compensated by workers' compensation, and who elects to leave their accumulated contributions on deposit with the retirement system during that absence, may elect to purchase up to five years of the period of absence for service credit.

(2) No service credit will be granted to the member until the total contributions due are deposited into the system.

History: 19-2-403, MCA; IMP, 19-3-504, 19-6-810, 19-8-905, MCA; NEW, 1986 MAR p. 1454, Eff. 8/29/86; AMD & TRANS, from ARM 2.43.424, 2008 MAR p. 2467, Eff. 12/1/08.