{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-135-180","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 135-180","heading":"Death benefits; workers' compensation benefits and Disability Income Plan beneficiaries.","body":"(a)\tEligibility. - A member who is a beneficiary of the Disability Income Plan or in receipt of workers' compensation benefits during the period for which the member would have otherwise been eligible to receive short-term benefits or extended short-term benefits under G.S. 135-105 is eligible for death benefits under the Death Benefit Plan in accordance with this section if all of the following criteria are met:\n(1)\tThe member is not retired.\n(2)\tThe member is not eligible for death benefits under G.S. 135-165.\n(3)\tThe member dies on or after 181 days from the last day the member performed work as a teacher or State employee but prior to the date the workers' compensation benefits or benefits under the Disability Income Plan would have ended.\n(b)\tBenefits Upon Death. - Upon receipt of proof of the death of a member eligible for benefits under subsection (a) of this section that is satisfactory to the Board of Trustees, a lump sum death benefit amount shall be paid.\n(c)\tBenefit Amount. - The basis of the death benefit payable under this section shall be the higher of the death benefit amount calculated in accordance with G.S. 135-165(c) or the death benefit amount based on compensation used in computing the benefit payable under G.S. 135-105 and G.S. 135-106, as may be adjusted for percentage post-disability increases, but shall not exceed the maximum dollar limitation for the death benefit for in-service members under G.S. 135-165.\n(d)\tExceptions. - A member in receipt of benefits from the Disability Income Plan under the provisions of G.S. 135-112 whose right to a benefit accrued under the former Disability Salary Continuation Plan shall not be entitled to benefits under the Death Benefit Plan under this Article. (2025-11, ss. 1(a), (u)-(w), 3.)","path":["Chapter 135. Retirement System for Teachers and State Employees; Social Security; State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees.","Article 8. Death Benefit Plan for State Employees and Retirees."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_135/GS_135-180.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:21:42Z","sha256":"2dd69b969711cf2eabcfbedc31dccfb431793788defdc0aed90b54a71e673057","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-135-175","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-135-185"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}