Article 5V - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES RETIREMENT SYSTEM ACT
- Section 16-5V-1 - Title
- Section 16-5V-2 - Definitions
- Section 16-5V-3 - Meaning of terms
- Section 16-5V-4 - Creation and administration of West Virginia Emergency Medical Services Retirement System; specification of actuarial assumptions
- Section 16-5V-5 - Article to be liberally construed; supplements federal Social Security; federal qualification requirements
- Section 16-5V-6 - Members
- Section 16-5V-6a - County firefighter members
- Section 16-5V-6b - Transfer of county firefighter member assets from public employees retirement system
- Section 16-5V-6c - 911 personnel
- Section 16-5V-6d - Transfer of 911 personnel assets from Public Employees Retirement System
- Section 16-5V-7 - Creation of Fund; investments; actuarial valuations
- Section 16-5V-8 - Members' contributions; employer contributions
- Section 16-5V-8a - Correction of errors; underpayments; overpayments
- Section 16-5V-9 - Transfer from Public Employees Retirement System
- Section 16-5V-10 - Notice requirements; test case
- Section 16-5V-11 - Retirement; commencement of benefits
- Section 16-5V-12 - Federal law maximum benefit limitations
- Section 16-5V-13 - Federal law minimum required distributions
- Section 16-5V-14 - Direct rollovers
- Section 16-5V-14a - Rollovers and transfers to purchase service credit or repay withdrawn contributions
- Section 16-5V-15 - Retirement credited service through member's use, as option, of accrued annual or sick leave days
- Section 16-5V-16 - Retirement benefits
- Section 16-5V-17 - Annuity options
- Section 16-5V-18 - [Effective Until 5/19/2024] Refunds to certain members upon discharge or resignation; deferred retirement; forfeitures
- Section 16-5V-18 - [Effective 5/19/2024] Refunds to certain members upon discharge or resignation; deferred retirement; preretirement death; forfeitures
- Section 16-5V-19 - Awards and benefits for disability - Duty related
- Section 16-5V-20 - Same - Due to other causes
- Section 16-5V-21 - Same - Physical examinations; termination of disability
- Section 16-5V-22 - [Repealed]
- Section 16-5V-23 - [Effective Until 5/19/2024] Awards and benefits to surviving spouse - When member dies in performance of duty, etc
- Section 16-5V-23 - [Effective 5/19/2024] Awards and benefits to surviving spouse - When member dies in performance of duty, etc
- Section 16-5V-24 - [Effective Until 5/19/2024] Same - When member dies from nonservice-connected causes
- Section 16-5V-24 - [Effective 5/19/2024] Awards and benefits to surviving spouse - When member dies from nonservice-connected causes
- Section 16-5V-25 - Additional death benefits and scholarships - Dependent children
- Section 16-5V-26 - Burial benefit
- Section 16-5V-27 - Double death benefits prohibited
- Section 16-5V-28 - Right to benefits not subject to execution, etc.;assignments prohibited; deductions for group insurance; setoffs for fraud; exception for certain domestic relations orders; benefits exempt from taxes
- Section 16-5V-29 - Fraud; penalties; and repayment
- Section 16-5V-30 - Credit toward retirement for member's prior military service; credit toward retirement when member has joined armed forces in time of armed conflict; qualified military service
- Section 16-5V-31 - How a county commission, political subdivision, or county 911 public safety answering point becomes a participating public employer
- Section 16-5V-32 - Effective date; report to Joint Committee on Government and Finance; special starting date for benefits
- Section 16-5V-33 - Limitation of county liability
- Section 16-5V-34 - Benefits not forfeited if system terminates
- Section 16-5V-35 - [Effective Until 5/19/2024] Return to covered employment by retirant
- Section 16-5V-35 - [Effective 5/19/2024] Return to covered employment by retirant
- Section 16-5V-36 - Severability