§ 1101. Benefits to injured employees of State correctional institutions
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 61 Pa.C.S.A. Prisons and ParoleEffective: October 13, 2009
Effective: October 13, 2009
61 Pa.C.S.A. § 1101
§ 1101. Benefits to injured employees of State correctional institutions
(a) General rule.--An employee of a State correctional institution who is injured during the course of that employment by an act of an inmate or by any person who has been committed to the State correctional institution by any court of the Commonwealth or by any provision of the act of July 9, 1976 (P.L. 817, No. 143),1 known as the Mental Health Procedures Act, shall be paid by the Commonwealth the employee's full salary until the disability arising from the injury no longer prevents the employee's return as an employee of the department at a salary equal to that earned by the employee at the time of the injury.
(b) Medical and hospital expenses.--All medical and hospital expenses incurred in connection with an injury described in subsection (a) shall be paid by the Commonwealth until the disability arising from the injury no longer prevents the employee's return as an employee of the department at a salary equal to that earned by the employee at the time of the injury.
(c) Workers' compensation.--During the time salary for an injury described in subsection (a) shall be paid by the Commonwealth, any workers' compensation received or collected for the period shall be turned over to the Commonwealth and paid into the General Fund. If such payment is not made, the amount due the Commonwealth shall be deducted from any salary then or thereafter becoming due and owing to the employee.
Credits
2009, Aug. 11, P.L. 147, No. 33, § 7, effective in 60 days [Oct. 13, 2009].
Footnotes
50 P.S. § 7101 et seq.
61 Pa.C.S.A. § 1101, PA ST 61 Pa.C.S.A. § 1101
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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