,"Short-Term/Preliminary Long-Term","Extended Short-Term",Long-Term,"State Disability Retirement"
Eligibility,"1 year membership earned within 36 months preceding disability
Doctor must certify disability on or prior to last day worked or exhausted leave
Can be temporary or permanent disability","1 year membership earned within last 36 months prior to end of short-term disability period
Doctor must certify disability on or prior to last day worked or exhausted leave
Must be temporarily disabled
Employee must go through short-term disability period","5 years membership earned within 96 months prior to exhaustion of leave or salary continuation.
Doctor must certify disability on or prior to last day worked or exhausted leave.
Must be permanently disabled. Member cannot be eligible for unreduced service retirement.","Member must be vested as of 7/1/82 or 1/1/88
Doctor must certify disability on or prior to last day worked or exhausted leave.
Must be permanently disabled. If eligible for service retirement, member must be vested as of 7/1/82 date for state disability retirement."
"Time Frame to Apply","Within 365 days following the first day of the 60-day waiting period",NONE,"Within 180 days from end of short-term or 180 days from end of temporary total Workers' Compensation","NONE but effective retirement date is in accordance with filing requirements"
"Calculation of Benefit","50% of salary as of last day worked (monthly maximum benefit of $3,000), reduced by certain offsets","50% of salary (monthly maximum benefit of $3,000), reduced by certain offsets","65% of salary (monthly maximum benefit of $3,900), reduced by certain offsets; $10 monthly minimum","Based on average final compensation (AFC), accrual factor, total creditable service and projected service"
"Timeframe Benefits are Paid","Maximum of 365 days after 60-day waiting period; paid by employer with proper certification from doctor (Form 703 monthly certification unless preliminary long-term determination)","Maximum of 365 days as approved by Medical Board (Paid by N.C. Retirement Systems)","Until member is eligible for an unreduced service retirement or otherwise no longer meets requirements for benefits1
1Limit of 36 payments if not vested prior to 8/1/07 unless receiving Social Security disability benefits.","Lifetime [Refer to G.S. §135-5(c)"
"Application Process","Form 700
Form 701
A current Form 7A
Form 703 (Optional for short-term and preliminary long-term)
Job Description
Supporting medical documentation within six months","Form 700
Form 704
A current Form 7A
Form 711
Job Description
Copy of Form 701
Copy of Form 703if member was not approved for short-term through the Retirement Systems Division
Supporting medical documentation within six months","Form 700
Form 704
A current Form 7A
Form 711
Copy of Form 701
Form 703
Job Description (if member was approved for short-term through the Retirement Systems Division, then the Division should already have these documents)
Supporting medical documentation within six months","Form 7
A current Form 7A
Job Description
Supporting medical documentation within six months"
"Benefit Offsets","Temporary Total Disability Benefits through Workers' Compensation
Veterans Administration (same disability)
Excess earnings (the amount a member earns over the earnable allowance)","Temporary Total Disability Benefits through Workers' Compensation
Veterans Administration (same disability)
Excess earnings (the amount a member earns over the earnable allowance)","Social Security benefits
36-month hypothetical Social Security offset2
Temporary Total Disability Benefits through Workers' Compensation
Veterans Administration (same disability)
Railroad Retirement
Excess earnings (the amount a member earns over the earnable allowance)
2If vested prior to 8/1/07.","Excess earnings (the amount a member earns over the earnable allowance)"
"Earnable Allowance","Monthly (up to the amount of short-term)","Monthly (up to the amount of extended short-term benefit)","Monthly (difference between 100% salary and adjusted gross long-term before any offsets",Annually
"Re-Exams (determined by Medical Board)",NONE,NONE,"Reviewed yearly at the discretion of the Medical Board","Reviewed yearly at the discretion of the Medical Board"