Section 27-210-42-102 - Definitions The following words and phrases as used in this Regulation, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, have the following meanings:
1. "Board" means the Board of Trustees of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi.2. "Executive Director" means the executive director of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi.3. "Hearing Officer" or "Committee" means the Disability Appeals Committee or the Claims Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi, as applicable.4. "PERS" means the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi.5. "Presiding Officer" means the person who presides over the appeals hearing. a. The Presiding Officer for the Disability Appeals Committee will be a voting member of the Committee.b. The Presiding Officer for the Claims Committee may be a representative from the Office of the Attorney General, other than the PERS Attorney General Representative, who may also act as a non-voting legal advisor to the Committee during deliberations on the outcome of the hearing.27 Miss. Code. R. 210-42-102