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urn: urn:us-la:rs:11:1943
citation: "R.S. 11:1943"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 11 › Subtitle III › Chapter 5 › Part III"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1979, number: 765, section: 1, effective_date: 1980-01-01, role: enactment }
  - { year: 2006, number: 584, section: 1, effective_date: 2006-07-01, role: amendment }
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# Eligibility for disability retirement

A. A member hired on or before December 31, 2006, shall be eligible to retire and receive a disability benefit if he has at least five years of creditable service, is not eligible for normal retirement, and suffers disability.

B. A member who is hired on or after January 1, 2007, shall be eligible to retire and receive a disability benefit if he has at least seven years of creditable service, is not eligible for normal retirement, and suffers a disability which renders him totally and permanently incapable of performing any gainful employment.