A. The general purpose of this chapter is to establish the process by which an individual can apply for health insurance benefits pursuant to PSEBA and is intended to provide a fair and efficient method of determining the eligibility of a full-time village of Fox Lake police officers to the benefits enumerated under the Act through an administrative process, including if necessary, an administrative hearing. All benefits provided to employees pursuant to PSEBA shall be consistent with the Act.
B. The administrative procedure established herein recognizes the village's obligations under PSEBA to provide health insurance benefits to eligible individuals as provided under PSEBA, who qualify for, and are determined to be eligible to receive, certain health insurance benefits from the village. This administrative procedure is not a contract that bestows a benefit or entitlement on any particular individual and may be modified by the village at any time without notice.
C. Any full-time village police officer who, after the effective date of PSEBA, suffers a catastrophic injury or is killed in the line of duty, and which injury or death occurred as the result of the officer's response to fresh pursuit, the officer's response to what is reasonably believed to be an emergency, an unlawful act perpetrated by another, or during the investigation of a criminal act, may apply for health insurance benefits under PSEBA as set forth in this chapter. The same benefits may be extended to the spouse and eligible dependent children of the catastrophically injured or deceased public safety employee, provided the conditions as established by PSEBA are met. (Ord. 2020-20, 9-22-2020)