Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-310.2: Law Enforcement Retirement System members - Inability

to perform duties - Administrative leave with pay - Transfer of

temporary disability benefits.

Whenever any member of the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement

System currently working in a position identified by paragraph 6 of

Section 2-300 of this title who is enrolled in the Oklahoma Law

Enforcement Retirement System is unable to perform the member’s

duties because of sickness or temporary disability caused or

sustained while in the discharge of the member’s duty as such

member, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 840-2.21 of Title

74 of the Oklahoma Statutes or the provisions of Title 85A of the

Oklahoma Statutes, the member may be placed on administrative leave

with pay by the employing agency for a period of ninety (90) days

with the employing agency having the option of extending the leave

period for up to an additional ninety (90) days, not to exceed a

total of one hundred eighty (180) days. The member’s salary and

benefits shall continue to be paid by the employing agency without

any decrease or disruption of the salary and benefits. If the

recovery period is longer than one hundred eighty (180) days, the

member shall use sick leave, annual leave or other authorized leave.

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

Section 1 et seq. of Title 85A of the Oklahoma Statutes, the member

shall transfer such temporary disability benefits under Section 1 et

seq. of Title 85A of the Oklahoma Statutes to the employing agency

while the member is sick or temporarily disabled.