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| | HB6292 Engrossed | | LRB099 19829 RPS 44228 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 9-158 as follows:
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| 6 | | (40 ILCS 5/9-158) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-158)
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| 7 | | Sec. 9-158. Proof of disability, duty and ordinary. Proof |
| 8 | | of duty or ordinary disability shall be furnished to the board |
| 9 | | by
at least one licensed and practicing physician appointed by |
| 10 | | the board, except that this requirement may be waived by the |
| 11 | | board for proof of duty disability if the employee has been |
| 12 | | compensated by the county for such disability or specific loss |
| 13 | | under the Workers' Compensation Act or Workers' Occupational |
| 14 | | Diseases Act. The physician requirement may also be waived by |
| 15 | | the board for ordinary disability maternity claims of up to 8 |
| 16 | | weeks. With respect to duty disability, satisfactory proof must |
| 17 | | be provided to the board that the final adjudication of the |
| 18 | | claim required under subsection (d) of Section 9-159 |
| 19 | | established that the disability or death resulted from an |
| 20 | | injury incurred in the performance of an act or acts of duty. |
| 21 | | The
board may require other evidence of disability. Each |
| 22 | | disabled employee who
receives duty or ordinary disability |
| 23 | | benefit shall be examined at least
once a year by one or more |