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from the group health plan for nonpayment, as required by this Agreement. An employee that is dropped from the group health plan for non-payment shall only be eligible to participate after the conclusion of the leave and only upon his active return to work. Employees shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions of the group health plan. ARTICLE 2a 21: INJURY LEAVE SECTION 1. Amount/Oualilcations. In the event that a full-time employee should be injured while in the line of duty due to a sudden and accidental occurrence, and such injury has so incapacitated said employee that he is temporarily unable to work, then the Director of Public Safety, after determining that said injury is work-related and is of a temporary nature, may authorize up to ninety (90) days sick leave. SEGFION & Any employee who qualifies for the benefits under this Article shall not have his accumulated sick time reduced while receiving approved line of duty sick leave (up to 90 days) because of a qualified accidental injury which occurred while in the line of duty. For the purpose of this paragraph, a sudden and accidental injury shall include such incidents as an automobile accident, assault, gunshot wound and the like. It may not be considered as sudden and accidental if an injury or incapacitation results from lifting, slipping, tripping or falling. In order to be eligible for such leave, the employee most complete any required documentation for the incident, apply to the TPA for medical benefits only, and be certified by a City -approved provider as having a qualified line of duty injury. SECTION 2. Restricted Duty/Disability Application. %lageS, Tl._ _ . While off on line of duty sick leave, if in the opinion of the employee's doctor and a doctor chosen by the Employer indicates the employee is capable of returning to work in a restricted duty position, the employee will be offered a restricted duty position at his current rate of pay. If the employee refuses the position, theme of authorized line of duty sick leave would terminate, and the employee would have to use their accumulated sick leave. If at any time the Employer determines, on the basis of medical evidence, that the employee is permanently disabled and will no longer be able to carry on his duties, then the Employer may terminate payments and insist that the employee go on a pension program. SECTION 3. Non-Emereencv Response Miuries. Any employee of the Employer who has not qualified jar any of the benefits of this article but has sustained an illnesslnjury in the scope of his employment and used his own sick leave during the FML period may opt to turn over to the Employer any amount received from the Bureau of Worker's Compensation. Any amount turned over to the Employer shall be credited to the employee's Sick Leave Bank on a dollar - for -dollar basis. 23 4882-16152801, v.5