Disabled service definition

Disabled service means the total number of months elapsing from the first day of the month next succeeding the final contribution of a mem- ber prior to receiving a disability retirement allowance to the first day of the month following the date of termination of such disability retire- ment allowance. During such period, the member shall remain classified in the membership category held during the month of final contribution. The to- tal number of months of disabled service credited for a person first becoming disabled after the effective date of this chapter shall not exceed the ex- cess, if any, of three hundred sixty (360) over the total number of months of prior service and membership service.