N.Y. Retirement & Social Security Law Section 605-F
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.

Source: Section 605-F — Disability benefits; certain disabilities, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/RSS/605-F (updated May 12, 2023; accessed Jan. 31, 2026).

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Application 601
Definitions 602
Eligibility for service retirement benefits 603
Eligibility for service retirement benefits 604
Service retirement benefits 604–A
Twenty-year retirement program for New York city sanitation members 604–B
Twenty-five-year and age fifty-five retirement program for New York city transit authority members 604–C
Supplemental retirement allowance 604–C*2
Optional twenty-five-year early retirement program for certain New York city members 604–C*3
Twenty-year retirement program for Triborough bridge and tunnel members 604–D
Age fifty-seven retirement program for certain New York city members 604–E
Twenty-five year retirement program for dispatcher members 604–E*2
Twenty-five year retirement program for EMT members 604–F
Twenty-five year retirement program for deputy sheriff members 604–F*2
Twenty-five year retirement program for special officer, parking control specialist, school safety agent, campus peace officer or New Yor... 604–G
Twenty-five year/age fifty retirement program for automotive members 604–H
Twenty-five year retirement program for police communications members 604–I
Age fifty-five retirement program for New York city teachers and certain other members 604–J
Twenty-five year retirement program for fire protection inspector members 605
Disability retirement 605–A
Accidental disability retirement for uniformed court officers and peace officers employed in the unified court system 605–B
Accidental disability retirement for New York city uniformed sanitation members 605–B*2
Uniformed court officers and peace officers 605–C
Accidental disability retirement for deputy sheriffs employed by the city of New York 605–D
Accidental disability retirement for chief fire marshals, assistant fire marshals, division supervising fire marshals, supervising fire m... 605–E
Accidental disability retirement for ambulance medical technician supervisors, ambulance medical technician coordinators, ambulance medic... 605–F
Disability benefits 605–G
Accidental disability retirement for deputy sheriffs in Nassau county 605–G*2
Accidental disability retirement for deputy sheriffs in Suffolk county 606
Death benefits 606–A
Death benefit for vested members who die prior to retirement 606–B
Death benefit for deputy sheriffs employed by Nassau county 606–B*2
Death benefits for correction officers employed by Nassau county 606–B*3
Death benefits for correction officers employed by Suffolk county 606–B*4
Death benefits for deputy sheriffs employed by Suffolk county 606–C
Death benefits for correction officers employed by Westchester county 606–C*2
Death benefits for fire marshals employed by Nassau county 607
Accidental death benefits 607–A
Performance of duty disability retirement 607–B
Performance of duty disability retirement 607–C
Performance of duty disability benefit 607–D
Disability benefits 607–E
Accidental disability retirement 607–F
Payment of both pensions for accident and other benefits prohibited 607–G
Retirement for disability benefits incurred in the performance of duty 607–H
Disability benefits 607–J
Performance of duty, disability retirement for chief fire marshals, assistant chief fire marshals, division supervising fire marshals, su... 607–J*2
Performance of duty disability retirement benefits for certain first responders in Nassau county 607–J*3
Performance of duty disability retirement 607–K
Certain impairments of health 607–L
Performance of duty disability retirement 608
Final average salary 609
Credit for service 610
Options 611
Optional retirement program 612
Vesting 613
Member contributions 613–A
Loans to members of a teachers’ retirement system 613–B
Loans to members of certain retirement systems 614
Effect of other laws 615
Duration 616
Transfer of membership 617
Recalculation of benefits
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Verified:
Jan. 31, 2026

Last modified:
May 12, 2023

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