§ 607-L — Performance of duty disability retirement; division of homeland security and emergency services

§ 607-l. Performance of duty disability retirement; division of\nhomeland security and emergency services. a. Any employee of the\ndivision of homeland security and emergency services in the title series\nfire protection specialist who becomes physically or mentally\nincapacitated for the performance of duty as the natural and proximate\nresult of an injury sustained in the performance or discharge of his or\nher duties shall be paid a performance of duty disability retirement\nallowance equal to that which is provided in section sixty-three-b of\nthis chapter.\n b. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or of any general or\nspecial law to the contrary, any condition of impairment of health\ncaused by diseases of the heart resulting in disability or death to an\nemployee covered by this section presently employed who shall have\nsustained such disability while so employed and who successfully passed\na physical examination on entry into service, which examination failed\nto disclose evidence of any disease or other impairment of the heart,\nshall be presumptive evidence that such disease or impairment was\nincurred in the performance and discharge of duty, unless the contrary\nbe proved by competent evidence.\n