San Francisco County Municipal Code Art. XI Disability Benefits

Sec. 16.170. Entitlement Defined. Sec. 16.171. Disability Benefits for Ambulance Drivers and Medical Stewards. Sec. 16.175. Disability Benefits for District Attorney Investigators.

Whenever any officer or employee of the City and County of San Francisco, other than an officer or employee to whom the disability benefit provisions of Section 8.515 of the Charter are applicable, is incapacitated for the performance of his or her duty by reason of bodily injury or illness received in the performance of his or her duty and caused by an act of criminal violence he or she shall become entitled, regardless of his or her period of service with the City and County, to disability benefits equal to and in lieu of his or her salary, while so disabled, for a period or periods not exceeding 12 months in the aggregate with respect to any one such injury or illness. The entitlement of such officer or employee to the disability benefits provided in this Section shall be determined by the Civil Service Commission. Said disability benefits shall be reduced in the manner provided in Section 16.84 of this Code by the amount of any benefits, other than medical benefits, payable to such officer or employee under the Labor Code of the State of California concurrently with said disability benefits and because of the injury or illness resulting in said disability. Such disability benefits as are paid under this Section shall be considered as in lieu of any benefits, other than medical benefits, payable to such officer or employee under said Labor Code and shall be in satisfaction and discharge of the obligation of the City and County to pay such benefits. Such disability benefits as are paid under this Section shall be considered as in lieu of any benefits payable to such employee by the City and County under any sick leave rule or other wage-continuation program provided by the City and County and shall be in satisfaction and discharge of the obligation of the City and County to pay such benefits. (Added by Ord. 31-72, App. 2/16/72)

Whenever a person employed by the City and County of San Francisco in the position of ambulance driver, medical steward or senior medical steward is incapacitated for the performance of his duty by reason of bodily injury received in the performance of his duty, he shall become entitled, regardless of his period of service with the City and County, to disability benefits equal to and in lieu of his salary while so disabled, for a period or periods not exceeding 12 months in the aggregate with respect to any one such injury; provided, however, that such person shall not be entitled to such disability benefits for the first 10 working days with respect to any such injury. The entitlement of such employee to the disability benefits provided in this Section shall be determined by the Retirement Board. Said disability benefits shall be reduced in the manner provided in Section 16.84 of this Code by the amount of any benefits, other than medical benefits, payable to such employee under the Labor Code of the State of California concurrently with said disability benefits and because of the injury resulting in said disability. Such disability benefits as are paid under this Section shall be considered as in lieu of any benefits, other than medical benefits, payable to such employee under said Labor Code and shall be in satisfaction and discharge of the obligation of the City and County to pay such benefits. Such disability benefits as are paid under this Section shall be considered as in lieu of any benefits payable to such employee by the City and County under any sick leave rule or other wage-continuation program provided by the City and County and shall be in satisfaction and discharge of the obligation of the City and County to pay such benefits. (Added by Ord. 494-73, App. 12/20/73)

Whenever any district attorney investigator is incapacitated for the performance of his or her duty by reason of bodily injury received in the performance of his or her duty, he or she shall become entitled, regardless of his or her period of service with the City and County, to disability benefits equal and in lieu of his or her salary while so disabled, for a period or periods not exceeding 12 months in the aggregate with respect to any one such injury; provided however, that such person shall not be entitled to such disability benefits for the first seven working days with respect to any such injury. The entitlement of such employee to the disability benefits provided in this Section shall be determined by the Retirement Board. The term "district attorney investigator" as used herein shall be limited to those employees of the district attorney's office who are duly appointed to civil service classification numbers 8144, 8146, 8147, 8148, 8149 and 8150. Said disability benefits shall be reduced in the manner provided in Section 16.84 of this Code by the amount of any benefits, other than medical treatment, payable to such employee under the Labor Code of the State of California concurrently with said disability benefits and because of the injury resulting in said disability. Such disability benefits as are paid under this Section shall be considered as in lieu of any benefits, other than medical treatment, payable at any time to such employee under said Labor Code and shall be in satisfaction and discharge of the obligation of the City and County to pay such benefits. Such disability benefits as are paid under this Section shall be considered as in lieu of any benefits payable to such employee by the City and County under any sick leave rule or other wage-continuation program provided by the City and County and shall be in satisfaction and discharge of the obligation of the City and County to pay such benefits. (Added by Ord. 334-82, App. 7/2/82)