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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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