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§47-2-310.1.


§47-2-310.1.
   
   A. Whenever any law enforcement officer enrolled in the Oklahoma Law
   Enforcement Retirement System is injured in the line of duty, an
   Injury Review Board consisting of one member to be appointed by the
   officer's employer, one member to be appointed by the Administrator of
   the Office of Personnel Management and one member to be appointed by
   the Governor shall convene to determine if the injured officer was
   actually injured in the line of duty and whether the injured officer
   should be granted leave because of the injury. The Injury Review Board
   may, in its discretion, grant the injured officer leave when
   necessary, not to exceed one hundred sixty-five (165) working days for
   the illness or injury. For the purpose of this section, "illness or
   injury" shall include any serious illness or serious injury caused by
   or contracted during the performance of the officer's duty.
   
   B. The three-member Injury Review Board shall be convened following a
   written request submitted by the injured officer to the injured
   officer's employer. The employer shall forward the request to the
   Administrator of the Office of Personnel Management. The employer may
   submit the request on behalf of an injured officer. The
   Administrator's appointee shall then convene and chair the Injury
   Review Board. The Injury Review Board may request the injured officer
   to submit to an examination by a physician selected by the Board at
   the employer's expense to assist the Board in making a decision. A
   decision to grant or deny such paid leave shall be determined by
   concurrence in writing of not less than two Injury Review Board
   members. If granted, said leave shall be paid by the employing agency.
   

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