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PUBLIC LAW 92-121-AUG. 16, 1971

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Public Law 92-121 AN ACT To provide for the ijayiiieut of the cost of medical, surgical, hospital, or related health care services provided certain retired, disabled officers and members of the Metropolitan lV)lice for«fi^-

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August 16, 1971 [H. R. 8794]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) subject to ^'^' poUcemen the provisions of subsection (b), the District of Cokimbia shall pay the "Dis^buu"' retirereasonable costs of medical, surgical, hospital, or other related health ^^riu care services of any officer or member of the Metropolitan Police force pj^mem!^ costs,, of the District of Columbia, the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, the United States Park Police force, the Executive Protective Service, or the United States Secret Service who— (1) retires after the date of enactment of this Act under subsection (g) of the Policemen and Firemen's Retirement and Disability Act (D.C. Code, sec. 4-5-27(g)) (relating to retirement ^^ Stat. 394; j»

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tor disability); and 84 Stat. 1137. (2) at the time of such retirement, has a disability caused by injury or disease contracted or aggravated in the line of duty, which is determined by, or under regulations of, the Commissioner of the District of Columbia (hereafter in this Act referred to as the "Commissioner") to be a total disability. (b) No payment maj" be made under this Act for medical, surgical, hospital, or other related health care services provided a retired officer or member unless— (1) at the time such services are provided the disability of the retired officer or member has been determined by, or under regulations of, the Commissioner to be a total disability; (2) such services have been determined by, or under regulations of, the Commissioner to be necessary and directly related to the treatment of the injury or disease which caused the disability of the retired officer or member; and (3) the retired officer or member submits to such medical examinations as the Commissioner may require. (c) The Commissioner may determine that the disability of a. '^°}^^ disabiiretired officer or member is a total disability only if the Commissioner ^ ^' ^ ermmation. Hnds that the retired officer or member is unable (because of the injury or disease causing his disability) to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. I n determining whether employment is substantially gainful employment the Commissioner shall take into account the amount of expenses incurred by, or which can reasonably be expected to be incurred by, the retired officer or member in securing the medical, surgical, hospital, or other related health care services necessitated by his disability, and such other factors as the Commissioner deems advisable. (d) I n addition to any medical examination required under the Medical review. Policemen and Firemen's Retirement and Disability Act, the Commissioner shall require, in each year that payments under this Act are made with respect to any retired officer or member, a medical review of the disability of such retired officer or member. (e) The Commissioner may provide for payments under this Act Payment to be made either directly to the retired officer or member or to the "^^ provider of the medical, surgical, hospital, or other related health care services.

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