HB 3265 — Retirement; Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System; term; psychologist; certification; salary; effective date.

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George, Deck, and Hefner of the House and Frix of the Senate 6 8 An Act relating to retirement;

BESUBJECT: IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

Retirement BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

Any ENGR.preexisting condition identified at the time of any initial or subsequent membership shall be used to offset the percentage of impairment to the whole person in determining any disability benefit.

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14505 person, the member shall have no further recourse to increase the awarded percentage of impairment.

NO.

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14505 preexisting condition identified at the time of any initial or subsequent membership shall be used to offset the percentage of impairment to the whole person in determining any disability benefit.

Once the initial disability benefit has been awarded by the Board on the basis of the percentage of impairment to the whole person, the member shall have no further recourse to increase the awarded percentage of impairment.

B.

As of the date of determination by the State Board that a member has a permanent in-line disability, the member shall be ENGR.awarded a normal disability benefit, as defined in Section 50-101 of this title.

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B.

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14505 awarded a normal disability benefit, as defined in Section 50-101 of this title.

F.ENR.

Upon determination by the State Board that a member is physically or mentally disabled and that the disability is permanent and total and that the member has completed ten (10) years of credited service and is disabled by any cause, the member shall receive a disability benefit on the basis of the member's accrued retirement benefit.

A permanent and total impairment equates to one hundred percent (100%) of accrued retirement benefit.

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Upon determination by the State Board that a member is physically or mentally disabled and that the disability is permanent and total and that the member has completed ten (10) years of credited service and is disabled by any cause, the member shall receive a disability benefit on the basis of the member's accrued retirement benefit.

A permanent and total impairment equates to one hundred percent (100%) of accrued retirement benefit.

G.

It shall also require a ENGR.certificate as to such disability to be made by some physician licensed to practice in this state, or a psychologist for mental disability applications, as selected by the State Board.

The State Board may require other evidence of disability before making the disability benefit.

The salary of any such member shall continue while the member is so necessarily undergoing treatment, confined to such hospital bed or home, and necessarily requires medical care or professional nursing on account of such sickness or disability for a ENR.

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14505 certificateperiod asof tonot suchmore disabilitythan tosix be(6) mademonths, byafter somewhich physicianthe licensedperiod tothe practiceother inprovisions of this state,article ormay aapply. psychologist for mental disability applications, as selected by the State Board.

The State Board may require other evidence of disability before making the disability benefit.

The salary of any such member shall continue while the member is so necessarily undergoing treatment, confined to such hospital bed or home, and necessarily requires medical care or professional nursing on account of such sickness or disability for a period of not more than six (6) months, after which the period the other provisions of this article may apply.

Any member of a police department of any municipality who, in the line of duty, has been exposed to hazardous substances including but not limited to chemicals used in the manufacture of a controlled dangerous substance or chemicals resulting from the manufacture of a controlled dangerous substance, or to blood-borne pathogens and who is later disabled from a condition that was the result of such exposure and that was not revealed by the physical examination passed by the member upon entry into the System shall be ENGR.presumed to have incurred such disability while performing the officer's duties unless the contrary is shown by competent evidence.

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B.

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