§ 507. Accidental disability benefits. a. A member in active service,\nor a vested member incapacitated as the result of a qualifying World\nTrade Center condition as defined in section two of this chapter, who is\nnot eligible for a normal service retirement benefit shall be eligible\nfor the accidental disability benefit described in subdivision c of this\nsection if such member has been determined to be eligible for primary\nsocial security disability benefits and was disabled as the natural and\nproximate result of an accident sustained in such active service and not\ncaused by such member's own willful negligence; provided, however, that\nno member of the New York state teachers' retirement system, the New\nYork city employees' retirement system, the New York city board of\neducation retirement system, the New York city teachers' retirement\nsystem or the New York state and local employees' retirement system who\nis otherwise eligible for accidental disability benefits pursuant to\nthis section shall be deemed to be ineligible for such benefits because\nsuch member is eligible for a normal service retirement benefit.\n b. A police/fire member in active service, a New York city uniformed\ncorrection/sanitation revised plan member in active service or an\ninvestigator revised plan member in active service, or a vested member\nincapacitated as the result of a qualifying World Trade Center condition\nas defined in section two of this chapter, who is not eligible for a\nnormal service retirement benefit shall be eligible for the accidental\ndisability benefit either as provided in subdivision a of this section\nor if such member is physically or mentally incapacitated for\nperformance of duty as the natural and proximate result of an accident\nsustained in such active service and not caused by such member's own\nwillful negligence.\n c. 1. In the case of a member of a retirement system other than the\nNew York state and local employees' retirement system, the New York\nstate teachers' retirement system, the New York city employees'\nretirement system, the New York city board of education retirement\nsystem or the New York city teachers' retirement system, or in the case\nof a member of the New York city employees' retirement system who is a\nNew York city uniformed correction/sanitation revised plan member or an\ninvestigator revised plan member, the accidental disability benefit\nhereunder shall be a pension equal to two percent of final average\nsalary times years of credited service which such member would have\nattained if employment had continued until such member's full escalation\ndate, not in excess of the maximum years of service creditable for the\nnormal service retirement benefit, less (i) fifty percent of the primary\nsocial security disability benefit, if any, as provided in section five\nhundred eleven of this article, and (ii) one hundred percent of any\nworkers' compensation benefits payable. The provisions of this paragraph\nshall not apply to New York city enhanced plan members.\n 2. In the case of a member of the New York state and local employees'\nretirement system, the New York state teachers' retirement system, the\nNew York city employees' retirement system (other than a New York city\nuniformed correction/sanitation revised plan member or an investigator\nrevised plan member), the New York city board of education retirement\nsystem or the New York city teachers' retirement system, the accidental\ndisability benefit hereunder shall be a pension equal to sixty percent\nof final average salary, less (i) fifty percent of the primary social\nsecurity disability benefit, if any, as provided in section five hundred\neleven of this article, and (ii) one hundred percent of any workers'\ncompensation benefits payable. In the event a disability retiree from\nany retirement system is not eligible for the primary social security\ndisability benefit and continues to be eligible for disability benefits\nhereunde
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