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61.592 Retirement of persons working in hazardous positions. (1) (a) 'Hazardous position' for employees participating in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System means: 1. Any position whose principal duties involve active law enforcement, including the positions of probation and parole officer and Commonwealth detective, active fire suppression or prevention, or other positions, including but not limited to pilots of the Transportation Cabinet and paramedics and emergency medical technicians, w ith duties that require frequent exposure to a high degree of danger or peril and also require a high degree of physical conditioning; 2. Positions in the Department of Corrections in state correctional institutions and the Kentucky Correctional Psychiatri c Center with duties that regularly and routinely require face -to-face contact with inmates; and 3. Positions of employees who elect coverage under KRS 196.167(3)(b)2. and who continue to provide educational services and support to inmates as a Department of Corrections employee. (b) The effective date of participation under hazardous duty coverage for positions in the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control shall be April 1, 1998.

es as a Department of Corrections employee. (b) The effective date of participation under hazardous duty coverage for positions in the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control shall be April 1, 1998. The employer and employee contributions shall be paid by the employer and f orwarded to the retirement system for the period not previously reported. (2) Each employer may request of the board hazardous duty coverage for those positions as defined in subsection (1) of this section. Upon request, each employer shall certify to the system, in the manner prescribed by the board, the names of all employees working in a hazardous position as defined in subsection (1) of this section for which coverage is requested. The certification of the employer shall bear the approval of the agent o r agency responsible for the budget of the department or county indicating that the required employer contributions have been provided for in the budget of the employing department or county. The system shall determine whether the employees whose names hav e been certified by the employer are working in positions meeting the definition of a hazardous position as provided by subsection (1) of this section.

determine whether the employees whose names hav e been certified by the employer are working in positions meeting the definition of a hazardous position as provided by subsection (1) of this section. This process shall not be required for employees who elect coverage under KRS 196.167(3)(b)2. (3) (a) An employee who elects coverage under KRS 196.167(3)(b)2., and an employee participating in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System who is determined by the system to be working in a hazardous position in accordance with subsection (2) of this section, shal l contribute, for each pay period for which he or she receives compensation, eight percent (8%) of his or her creditable compensation. (b) Each employer shall pay employer contributions based on the creditable compensation of the employees determined by the system to be working in a hazardous position at the employer contribution rate as determined by the board. The rate shall be determined by actuarial methods consistent with the provisions of K RS 61.565. (c) If the employer participated in the system prior to electing hazardous duty coverage, the employer may pay to the system the cost of converting the nonhazardous service to

visions of K RS 61.565. (c) If the employer participated in the system prior to electing hazardous duty coverage, the employer may pay to the system the cost of converting the nonhazardous service to hazardous service from the date of participation to the date the paym ent is made, or the employer may establish a payment schedule for payment of the cost of the hazardous service above that which would be funded within the existing employer contribution rate. The employer may extend the payment schedule to a maximum of thi rty (30) years. Payments made by the employer under this subsection shall be deposited to the retirement allowance account of the proper retirement system and these funds shall not be considered accumulated contributions of the individual members. If the e mployer elects not to make the additional payment, the employee may pay the cost of converting the service and provide payment for the cost as provided by KRS 61.552(9). Payments made by the employee under this subsection shall not be picked up, as describ ed in KRS 61.560(4), by the employer. If neither the employer nor employee makes the payment, the service prior to hazardous coverage shall remain

r this subsection shall not be picked up, as describ ed in KRS 61.560(4), by the employer. If neither the employer nor employee makes the payment, the service prior to hazardous coverage shall remain nonhazardous. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to members who begin participating in the syst ems administered by Kentucky Retirement Systems on or after January 1, 2014. (4) The normal retirement age, retirement allowance, hybrid cash balance plans except as provided by KRS 16.583(2)(b)2. and 16.584, other benefits, eligibility requirements, right s, and responsibilities of a member in a hazardous position, as prescribed by subsections (1), (2), and (3) of this section, and the responsibilities, rights, and requirements of his or her employer shall be as prescribed for a member and employer particip ating in the State Police Retirement System as provided for by KRS 16.505 to 16.652. (5) Any person employed in a hazardous position after July 1, 1972, shall be required to undergo a thorough medical examination by a licensed physician, and a copy of the medical report of the physician shall be retained on file by the employee's department or county and made available to

ndergo a thorough medical examination by a licensed physician, and a copy of the medical report of the physician shall be retained on file by the employee's department or county and made available to the system upon request. (6) If doubt exists regarding the benefits payable to a hazardous position employee under this section, the boar d shall determine the benefits payable under KRS 61.510 to 61.705 or 16.505 to 16.652. Effective: April 1, 2023 History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 181, sec. 9, effective April 1, 2023. -- Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 102, sec. 57, effective April 1, 2021. -- Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 79, sec. 24, effective April 1, 2021. -- Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 32, sec. 15, effective June 29, 2017. -- Amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 120, sec. 57, effective July 1, 2013. -- Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 55, effective July 1 5, 2010; and ch. 104, sec. 3, effective April 8, 2010. -- Amended 2008 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 17, effective June 27, 2008. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 210, sec. 3, effective July 14, 2000; ch. 385, sec. 17, effective July 14, 2000; and ch . 462, sec. 1, effective April 21, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 300, sec.

8. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 210, sec. 3, effective July 14, 2000; ch. 385, sec. 17, effective July 14, 2000; and ch . 462, sec. 1, effective April 21, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 300, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994; and ch. 485, sec. 15, effective July 15, 1994. – Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 211, s ec. 12, effective July 14, 1992; and ch. 240, sec. 28, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1990; ch. 346, secs. 1 and 8, effective July 13, 1990; and ch. 460, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 90, sec. 14, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 232, sec. 5, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 186, sec. 9, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 16, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 321, secs. 21 and 40. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 128, sec. 19. -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 107, sec. 1. Legislative Research Commission Note (6/27/2008).

une 17, 1978. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 321, secs. 21 and 40. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 128, sec. 19. -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 107, sec. 1. Legislative Research Commission Note (6/27/2008). Two manifest clerical or typographical errors in 2008 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 17 (this statute), have been corrected in codification by the Reviser of Statutes under the authority of KRS 7.136(1)(h).