35 IAC 14-1-17 "Qualified dependent" defined

Sec. 17. "Qualified dependent" refers to a dependent of a member who had the required years of credit prior to the member's death in service or while eligible to receive but prior to applying for retirement or disability benefits and is either under eighteen (18) years of age at the time of the member's death or is determined to have, at the time of the member's death, a disability that meets Social Security guidelines and was present prior to the dependent's eighteenth birthday.