PG 205-06 LINE OF DUTY INJURY OR DEATH - OUTSIDE CITY IN RESIDENCE COUNTIES

Question 0

INVESTIGATING SUPERVISOR

Answer 0

5. Respond to location and conduct investigation as specified in P.G. 205-05, “Line Of Duty Injury Or Death Occurring Within City.”
   a. A Department vehicle may be used for this purpose without prior permission being obtained.

Question 1

To report a line of duty injury or death incurred by a uniformed member of the service outside the city within residence counties.

DEFINITIONS

RESIDENCE COUNTIES - The six (6) counties outside New York City wherein uniformed members of the service are permitted to live, i.e., Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Orange and Putnam.

INJURED IN LINE OF DUTY OUTSIDE NEW YORK CITY - Injured while performing duty that uniformed member was specifically assigned to perform, outside the city, by competent authority within the Department or while taking police action as authorized by Section 140.10 of the Criminal Procedure Law.

PROCEDURE

When injured in the line of duty in one of the residence counties whether reporting sick or not:

UNIFORMED MEMBER OF THE SERVICE

Answer 1

1. Notify local police authorities if appropriate.
2. Telephone Medical Division, Sick Desk (718-760-7600), giving:
   a. Circumstances
   b. Names and addresses of witnesses.

NOTE: If unable to call Medical Division, Sick Desk, request responsible person to make notification.

3. Comply with instructions received from Sick Desk personnel.
4. Notify Operations Unit immediately if arrest involved.

Question 2

DESK OFFICER

Answer 2

6. Make entries in Department records and insure that required forms have been prepared.

Question 3

ADDITIONAL DATA

Uniformed members of the service and/or their families may be entitled to both medical and financial benefits under the Federal Employees Compensation Act (F.E.C.A.), if a Federal Statute was violated and the injury occurred while apprehending or attempting to apprehend an individual who violated such statute. Therefore, the

Answer 3

investigating supervisor will make an entry on the LINE OF DUTY INJURY REPORT (PD429-154) in box captioned “Patrol Command Supervisor’s Report of Injury,” indicating whether the injury comes under F.E.C.A. or whether F.E.C.A. does not apply in this case. If the injury comes under F.E.C.A., the member’s commanding officer will forward the following items to Medical Division, (Attn. Federal Compensation Liaison Officer), 1 Lefrak City Plaza, within ninety (90) days of occurrence:

a. Copy of LINE OF DUTY INJURY REPORT and WITNESS STATEMENT - INJURY TO MEMBER OF THE DEPARTMENT (PD429-065), if prepared.
b. Copy of Unusual Occurrence Report, if prepared.
c. Copy of perpetrator’s arrest history (rap sheet), if an arrest is effected.
d. Copy of criminal court complaint, if arrest is effected.
e. Copy of firearms trace, if weapon involved.
f. Copy of a fully completed United States Department of Labor form BEC-721a entitled, “Notice of Law Enforcement Officer’s Injury or Occupational Disease.” (Form may be obtained from Federal Compensation Liaison Office).

RELATED PROCEDURES

Line Of Duty Injury Or Death Occurring Within City (P.G. 205-05)

FORMS AND REPORTS

LINE OF DUTY INJURY REPORT (PD429-154)

UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE REPORT (PD370-152)

WITNESS STATEMENT - INJURY TO MEMBER OF THE DEPARTMENT (PD429-065)

Unusual Occurrence Report