<html> <head> <title>Rule 62:01:04:09.01 Criteria for determining disability if contributory service ended after July 1, 1995 -- Certification by employer.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 62:01:04:09.01"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 62:01:04:09.01 Criteria for determining disability if contributory service ended after July 1, 1995 -- Certification by employer."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3 4;} @font-face {font-family:Tahoma; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times",serif; color:black;} p.MsoBodyText, li.MsoBodyText, div.MsoBodyText {mso-style-link:"Body Text Char"; 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<b>62:01:04:09.01.&nbsp;&nbsp;Criteria for determining disability if contributory service ended after July 1, 1995  Certification by employer.</b> An applicant whose contributory service ends on or after July 1, 1995, shall be granted a disability </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>benefit</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> only if the applicant establishes subdivisions (1), (2), and (4), below, by a preponderance of evidence, and provides subdivision (3), below:</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;The applicant has a mental or physical impairment which has been diagnosed by a licensed physician;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;At the time of termination of the applicant's employment, the impairment was of sufficient severity to prevent the applicant from continuing to perform usual duties for the applicant's employer;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;At the time of termination of the applicant's employment, the impairment was of sufficient severity to prevent the applicant from performing the usual duties of the applicant's position, the usual duties of the applicant's position with accommodations by the employer, or the usual duties of a position of comparable level with the applicant's employer, all as so certified by the employer; and</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoBodyText>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4)&nbsp;&nbsp;At the time of termination of the applicant's employment, the disability was expected to last at least one year.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In providing certification pursuant to subdivision (3), above, an employer shall consider the applicant's education, experience, training, work history, impairment, location of residence, and compensation and benefits in relation to positions of possible comparable level.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 24 SDR 160, effective May 24, 1998; 32 SDR 203, effective June 5, 2006; SL 2017, ch 27, &#167;&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>4</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>3, effective July 1, 2017; 45 SDR 142, effective July 1, 2019.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=3-12">3-12</A></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>C</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>-</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>211</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>, 3-12</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>C</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>-</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>80</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>1.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=3-12">3-12</A></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>C</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>-</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>101</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>, 3-12</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>C</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>-8</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>01</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>, 3-12</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>C</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>-</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>8</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>0</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>3</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>, 3-12</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>C</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>-</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>80</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>4.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </body> </html>