{"data":{"id":"us-de/29-del.-c.-5251","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"29 Del. C. § 5251","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this chapter:\n(1) “Carrier” means the disability insurance company selected pursuant to § 5254 of this title.\n(2) “Committee” means the State Employee Benefits Committee as established by § 9602 of this title.\n(3) “Creditable compensation” means the base rate of compensation that the employee received on the last day of employment before the employee developed a disability as determined by the Committee.\n(4) “Disability benefit” means income replacement payments payable to a participating employee under a short-term or long-term disability benefit program pursuant to this chapter.\n(5) “Employee” means an eligible “employee” as defined in § 5501 of this title who elects to participates in the Program as specified in § 5519 of this title. This shall include any employee who is collecting benefits pursuant to § 8352(4) of Title 11.\n(6) “Employment” means any occupation for which the employee is reasonably suited by training or experience.\n(7) “Program” means the Disability Insurance Program created pursuant to this chapter providing short-term and long-term disability benefits for eligible employees electing to participate in the Program.","path":["Title 29. State Government","Public Officers and Employees","CHAPTER 52A. Disability Insurance Program"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title29/c052a/index.html#5251","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:33Z","sha256":"8a8a503b9bcf61cd4446a3e16e44946c5c0b0b0dc61abccecbd9da2374d0995c","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/29-del.-c.-5224","next":"us-de/29-del.-c.-5252"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}