N.Y. Retirement & Social Security Law § 507-e: Uniformed court officers and peace officers; certain disabilities

§ 507-e. Uniformed court officers and peace officers; certain

disabilities. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or of any

general, special or local law to the contrary, any member who is a

uniformed court officer or peace officer in the unified court system who

contracts any condition of impairment of health caused by diseases of

the heart, resulting in disability or death to such court officer or

peace officer, presently employed, and who shall have sustained such

disability while so employed, shall be presumptive evidence that such

disability was incurred in the performance and discharge of duty and the

natural and proximate result of an accident, unless the contrary be

proved by competent evidence; provided, however, that prior to entry

into service, such member successfully passed a physical examination

which failed to disclose evidence of any disease or other impairment of

the heart.