{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-161.663","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 161.663","heading":"Disability retirement with less than required years of service.","body":"Any active contributing member with less than five (5) years of Kentucky service may\napply and be approved for disability retirement under KRS 161.661 if the member is\nfound to be mentally or physically incapacitated as a result of an injury related direct ly to\ntheir covered employment. All conditions and restrictions specified under KRS 161.661\nshall be applicable, except that the initial annual disability allowance shall be equal to\nfifty percent (50%) of the member's current annual contract salary and th e member's last\nannual contract salary shall be used in lieu of the final average salary in the recalculation\nof the member's benefit at the expiration of the eligibility period.","path":["KRS Chapter 161"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=3978","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:11Z","sha256":"e5f99531dc7f61295f71c327706e2141d2e804b201c50d18d33466a0b9d2759a","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-161.662","next":"us-ky/krs-161.670"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}