Sec. 839.202.  APPLICATION FOR DISABILITY RETIREMENT ANNUITY.  (a)  A member may apply for a disability retirement annuity by:
(1)  filing an application for retirement with the board of trustees; or
(2)  having an application filed with the board of trustees by the member's spouse, employer, or legal representative.
(b)  An application for a disability retirement annuity may not be made:
(1)  after the earlier of:
(A)  the date the retirement is to become effective; or
(B)  the second anniversary of the date the member ceased making contributions to the retirement system; or
(2)  earlier than the 90th day before the date the retirement is to become effective.
(c)  An applicant for a disability retirement annuity must submit to a medical examination and provide other pertinent information as may be required by the retirement system.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 74.202 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by: 
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1121 (H.B. 2384), Sec. 30, eff. September 1, 2019.