Duty Disability

You may be eligible for a duty disability pension if you can no longer work due to an illness or injury resulting from your state police employment. A pension may be payable starting the day you successfully complete recruit training, regardless of how long you've been employed.

Eligibility

To qualify for a duty disability, you must meet the following criteria:

• You subscribed to the constitutional oath of office;
• You don't meet the service requirements for a full retirement;
• A medical review team certifies the disability to the retirement board and director of the state police; and
• The retirement board rules the disability is duty related.

Disability determination

To qualify for a duty disability pension, a medical review team must determine that you are totally and permanently unable to perform your duties as a state police officer.

Calculation

If you are approved for a duty disability pension, the pension amount is 60 percent of your final average compensation (FAC). Your FAC is calculated using the last two years of service immediately preceding the date your disability occurred.

Your annual duty disability pension, in combination with weekly workers' compensation, cannot exceed the average annual salary of your last two years of service with the state police.

Medical reexaminations

You may be required to have a medical examination periodically. If the medical examination determines that you are no longer disabled, the director of the Department of State Police may return you to active duty. If you fail to return to employment following the order, you will forfeit all rights to a retirement benefit unless you are otherwise eligible to retire.

To apply

Request a Disability Retirement Application (R0044H) packet from ORS.