Definitions

For the purposes of §§ 1-622.05 through 1-622.14, the term: (1) “Annuitant” means: (A) An employee first employed by the District after September 30, 1987, who has subsequently retired pursuant to any of the following: (i) Teachers’ Retirement System (§§ 38-2001.01 to 38-2023.16); (ii) Police and Fire Retirement System (§§ 5-707 to 5-730); (iii) Judges’ Retirement System (§§ 11-1561 to 11-1571); or (iv) Teachers’ Insurance and Annuity Association programs; or (B) An employee first employed by the District after September 30, 1987, who has subsequently separated pursuant to the District Retirement Benefit Program (§§ 1-626.03 to 1-626.14) after any of the following: (i) Reaching 57 years of age and having completed 25 years of creditable District service in a law enforcement position; (ii) Becoming entitled to retirement benefits under the Social Security Act; or (iii) Becoming entitled to disability benefits under the Social Security Act. (2) “Dependent child” includes: (A) An adopted child; and (B) A stepchild, foster child, or natural child of an employee or annuitant. (3) “Employee” means an individual first employed by the District after September 30, 1987. (4) “Member of family” means: (A) The spouse of an employee or annuitant; (B) An unmarried dependent child under 22 years of age; (C) An unmarried dependent child under 25 years of age who is a full-time student; and (D) An unmarried child regardless of age who is incapable of self-support because of mental or physical disability that existed before age 22. (5) “Viatical settlement” means an irrevocable assignment of all an employee’s or former employee’s incidents of ownership in a life insurance policy.