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.
2. 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.

Added by Laws 1988, HB 1588, c. 267, § 26, eff. July 1, 1988; Amended by Laws 1995, HB 1036, c. 294, § 3, emerg. eff. July 1, 1995.