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