N.Y. General Municipal Law § 207-k*2: Disabilities of policemen and firemen in certain cities

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

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 article,

the workers' compensation law and the labor law, any condition of

impairment of health caused by diseases of the heart, or by a stroke,

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.

b. The provisions of this section shall remain in full force and

effect to and including the thirtieth day of June, nineteen hundred

seventy-four.

* NB Expired July 1, 1995 per subdivision 2; see retirement and social

security law § 480 for expiration

* NB There are 2 § 207-k's