Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-50-116.1
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Sickness or temporary disability - Continuance of
Official statutory text
salary.
Whenever any member of the police department of any municipality
is unable to perform the member's duties because of sickness or
temporary disability caused or sustained while in the discharge of
the member's duty as such member, notwithstanding the provisions of
Sections 11 and 12 of Title 85 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the salary
shall be paid by the municipality to the member and shall continue
while the member is sick or temporarily disabled for a period of not
more than six (6) months with the municipality having the option of
extending the period for up to an additional six (6) months, not to
exceed a total of twelve (12) months, after which said period the
provisions for permanent total or permanent partial disability
benefits of the Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System shall
apply. Should a member receiving a salary under this section be
eligible to receive, and should the salary of the member under this
section exceed any temporary disability benefit paid to the member
under Section 1 et seq. of Title 85 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the
member shall transfer said temporary disability benefits under
Section 1 et seq. of Title 85 of the Oklahoma Statutes to the
municipality while the member is sick or temporarily disabled.
Whenever any member of the police department of any municipality
is unable to perform the member's duties because of sickness or
temporary disability caused or sustained while in the discharge of
the member's duty as such member, notwithstanding the provisions of
Sections 11 and 12 of Title 85 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the salary
shall be paid by the municipality to the member and shall continue
while the member is sick or temporarily disabled for a period of not
more than six (6) months with the municipality having the option of
extending the period for up to an additional six (6) months, not to
exceed a total of twelve (12) months, after which said period the
provisions for permanent total or permanent partial disability
benefits of the Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System shall
apply. Should a member receiving a salary under this section be
eligible to receive, and should the salary of the member under this
section exceed any temporary disability benefit paid to the member
under Section 1 et seq. of Title 85 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the
member shall transfer said temporary disability benefits under
Section 1 et seq. of Title 85 of the Oklahoma Statutes to the
municipality while the member is sick or temporarily disabled.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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