N.Y. General Municipal Law § 207-k: Disabilities of policemen and firemen in certain cities

* § 207-k. Disabilities of policemen and firemen in certain cities.

Notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special or local law or

administrative code to the contrary, but except for the purposes of

sections two hundred seven-a and two hundred seven-c of this chapter,

the workmen's compensation law and the labor law, any condition of

impairment of health caused by diseases of the heart, resulting in total

or partial disability or death to a paid member of the uniformed force

of a paid police department or fire department, where such paid

policemen or firemen are drawn from competitive civil service lists, who

successfully passed a physical examination on entry into the service of

such respective department, which examination failed to reveal any

evidence of such condition, shall be presumptive evidence that it was

incurred in the performance and discharge of duty, unless the contrary

be proved by competent evidence.

* NB Expired July 1, 1973

* NB There are 2 § 207-k's