{"data":{"id":"us-mt/19-17-601","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"19-17-601","heading":"Eligibility for disability benefits.","body":"(1) To qualify for a disability benefit under this chapter, a member must meet the requirements of subsections (2) and (3).\n(2) A member of a fire company whose duty-related injury results in permanent total disability, as defined in 39-71-116 and determined pursuant to 19-17-603, is eligible, regardless of age or service, to receive a disability benefit.\n(3) A member who receives a disability benefit may not return to service, either active or inactive, with any fire company.","path":["TITLE 19. PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS","CHAPTER 17. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' COMPENSATION ACT","Part 6. Disability Benefits"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0190/chapter_0170/part_0060/section_0010/0190-0170-0060-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:05Z","sha256":"2df4b041591cc54466ae081111a4ae2045f94049e522a8a8add245fffd632f3e","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/19-17-506","next":"us-mt/19-17-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}