Retirement and Social Security Law § 63-g · Title 7. Death Benefits and Disability Retirement
Disability benefits; certain disabilities
Text — Law content up to date as of October 2, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
* § 63-g. Disability benefits; certain disabilities. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or of any general, special or local law to the contrary, any member who is a county fire marshal, fire marshal, supervising fire marshal, division supervising fire marshal, assistant chief fire marshal, chief fire marshal, assistant fire marshal, or fire marshal trainee employed by Nassau county who contracts any condition of impairment of health caused by diseases of the heart, resulting in disability or death to such county fire marshal, fire marshal, supervising fire marshal, division supervising fire marshal, assistant chief fire marshal, chief fire marshal, assistant fire marshal, or fire marshal trainee, 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 county fire marshal, fire marshal, supervising fire marshal, division supervising fire marshal, assistant chief fire marshal, chief fire marshal, assistant fire marshal, or fire marshal trainee successfully passed a physical examination which failed to disclose evidence of any disease or other impairment of the heart.
* NB There are 2 § 63-g's
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- Law content up to date as of October 2, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
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- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/RSS63-G%2A2
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- The Senate's note "There are 2 § 63-g's": the Legislature enacted more than one unit under that number; each is printed.
- The Legislature enacted more than one section numbered 63-g; this is number 2 as the Senate prints them.
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