Employer certification--Unable to accommodate

No application for disability benefits pursuant to § 3-12C-803 , may be determined until the employer has certified to the system that, within the employer's understanding of the member's medical condition and the employer's knowledge of the member's employment requirements and duties, the employer is unable to provide to the member either effective accommodations in the member's current position or a comparable level position. Source: SL 1995, ch 23, § 2; SL 2006, ch 19, § 2; SL 2014, ch 20, § 32; SDCL § 3-12-141; SL 2019, ch 22, § 1; SL 2025, ch 27, § 44.