{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-3-12c-809","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 3-12C-809","heading":"Termination of disability benefit--Conversion to retirement benefit--Applications before July 1, 2015.","body":"A member's disability benefit that was based on an application received by the system prior to July 1, 2015, must terminate thirty days after the earliest of the following:\n(1) The member is no longer disabled;\n(2) The member is no longer subject to the medical condition that caused the disability;\n(3) The member refuses to undergo a medical examination requested by the system for the purpose of reviewing the medical condition that caused the disability;\n(4) The member returns to continuous employment in the position the member held prior to becoming disabled; or\n(5) The member returns to continuous employment, including self employment and employment by an employer that is not a participating unit, in a comparable level position to what the member held prior to becoming disabled.\nA member's disability benefit must terminate immediately if the member elects to convert to a retirement benefit or if the member's disability benefit is converted to a service retirement benefit pursuant to § 3-12C-808. The member shall receive credited service for the period that the member received a disability benefit, but except as provided for in § 3-12C-808, not beyond the member's normal retirement age.","path":["TITLE 3. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 3-12C. SOUTH DAKOTA RETIREMENT SYSTEM"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/3-12C-809","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"870e3d097d3a925f5d64a8b3a3afedb9305262bff613868169d9da2bb8279eeb","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-3-12c-808","next":"us-sd/sdcl-3-12c-810"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}