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Amending Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Employees Retirement Code," by modifying the circumstances when certain City of Philadelphia employees are entitled to service-connected death benefits during the pandemic, and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Employees Retirement Code" is amended as follows:
TITLE 22. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT CODE
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CHAPTER 22-500. DEATH BENEFITS
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CHAPTER 22-500. DEATH BENEFITS
? 22-501. Service-Connected Death and Health Care Benefits.
(1) Death due solely to performance of member's duties. If the Board determines that the death of a member resulted solely from the performance of the duties of such member's position and was not caused by the member's own wrongful conduct, a service-connected death benefit shall become payable. The Board shall avail itself of the services of the Medical Panel in making its determination whether the member died solely as a result of the performance of the duties of the member's position. This subsection (1) does not apply to death benefits payable under subsection (1.1). Members awarded death benefits under subsection (1.1) are not eligible to receive death benefits under this subsection (1).
(1.1) Death due to COVID-19 infection contracted during the performance of member's
in-person duties. If the Board determines that the death of a member on or before the ninetieth (90th) day following the expiration or termination of the Proclamation of Disaster Emergency of the Governor of Pennsylvania related to the COVID-19 pandemic ("COVID-19 Disaster Proclamation") resulted from such member contracting the novel coronavirus of 2019 ("COVID-19"), and that the member contracted COVID-19 during the period beginning March 6, 2020 and ending upon expiration or termination of the COVID-19 D...
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