What is disability retirement?
Disability retirement is a benefit provided by the State Retirement and Pension System of Maryland (SRPS) for eligible members who are deemed to be totally and permanently disabled and unable to perform their normal job duties. • Are there different types of disability retirement? There are two types of disability retirement, ordinary and accidental (special disability for members of the State Police Retirement System). • Ordinary Disability covers any permanently disabling physical or mental condition (includes occupational diseases). • Accidental Disability covers injuries that you sustain as the direct result of a specific accident(s) which occurs at a definite time and place (does not include occupational disease) while you are performing assigned duties. For State Police and Law Enforcement Officers Pension System (LEOPS): To be eligible for special/accidental disability, you must be totally and permanently disabled from performing your duties. Your incapacity for duty must have a
A. Disability retirement is a benefit of Anne Arundel County Government, which, after meeting certain threshold requirements, an employee can collect a portion of his or her salary if an illness or injury, prevents him or her from continuing work in a County job. Regular retirement provides retirement benefit payments if you reach certain service and/or age requirements, whereas disability retirement allows you to receive benefit payments if you become disabled, even if you haven’t yet reach retirement age or have enough service to qualify for normal retirement.
