Section 1-622.04 - DefinitionsFor 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.Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 2204; as added Oct. 1, 1987, D.C. Law 7-27, § 2(f), 34 DCR 5079; Mar. 20, 1998, D.C. Law 12-65, § 2(a), 44 DCR 7608; Mar. 20, 1998, D.C. Law 12-66, § 2(b), 45 DCR 343.