Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-49-111: Temporary sickness or disability

A. Whenever any member of the fire department of any

municipality, on account of sickness or temporary disability, other

than a burn injury, caused or sustained while in the discharge of

the member's duty as such member, is unable to perform the member's

duties, notwithstanding the workers' compensation provisions of

Title 85A of the Oklahoma Statutes related to temporary disability

benefits, the salary shall be paid by the municipality to the member

and shall continue while the member is sick or temporarily disabled

for a period of not more than six (6) months with the municipality

having the option of extending the period for up to an additional

six (6) months, not to exceed a total of twelve (12) months, after

which period the provisions for disability benefits under the

Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System shall apply.

The salary received by the member under this subsection while the

member is sick or temporarily disabled for a period specified in

this subsection shall be, or deemed to be, part of the member's

actual paid gross salary under the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and

Retirement System. Contributions shall be made on actual paid gross

salary paid pursuant to this section.

B. Whenever any member of the fire department of any

municipality, on account of a burn injury, caused or sustained while

in the discharge of the member's duty as such member, is unable to

perform the member's duties, notwithstanding the workers'

compensation provisions of Title 85A of the Oklahoma Statutes

related to temporary disability benefits, the salary shall be paid

by the municipality to the member and shall continue while the

member is sick or temporarily disabled for a period of not more than

twelve (12) months with the municipality having the option of

extending the period for up to an additional six (6) months, not to

exceed a total of eighteen (18) months, after which the period the

provisions for disability benefits under the Oklahoma Firefighters

Pension and Retirement System shall apply. The salary received by

the member under this subsection while the member is sick or

temporarily disabled for a period specified in this subsection shall

be, or deemed to be, part of the member's actual paid gross salary

under the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System.

Contributions shall be made on actual paid gross salary paid

pursuant to this section.

C. Should a member receiving a salary under this section be

eligible to receive, and should the salary of the member under this

section exceed any temporary disability benefit paid to the member

under the workers' compensation provisions of Title 85A of the

Oklahoma Statutes, the member shall transfer such temporary

disability benefits under the workers' compensation provisions of

Title 85A of the Oklahoma Statutes to the municipality while the

member is sick or temporarily disabled.