PUBLIC SAFETY SUPPLMENTAL BENEFITS PLAN INJURY STANDARDS AND EXCLUSIONS (HR2433) REDLINED 03-11-2020.PDF

MARICOPA COUNTY INTERNAL POLICY 
 
 
 
Policy Title: 
PUBLIC SAFETY SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS 
PLAN INJURY STANDARDS AND 
EXCLUSIONS 
Policy Number: 
HR2433 
Current Adoption 
Date: 
07-30-201403-11-
2020 
Current 
Implementation Date: 
07-30-201403-11-
2020 
Approved by: 
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 
Board Agenda 
Number: 
C-4931-1420-02341-
6-010 
Original Adoption 
Date: 
11-20-2013 
 
 
I. 
PURPOSE 
 
 
 
To establish Maricopa County’s injury standards and exclusions in order to identify which Public Safety 
Employees qualify for Supplemental Benefits pursuant toas required by statute. See A. R. S. § 38-961.  
 
These injury standards and exclusions, in conjunction with the statutory requirements, establish which Public 
Safety Employees will qualify for Supplemental Benefits and establish the application procedures for these 
benefits. 
 
II. AUTHORITY 
 
 
This Policy is authorized by the Board of Supervisors pursuant to A.R.S. § 11-251 and 38-961. 
 
IV.III. 
APPLICATION 
 
This Policy shall appliesyapply to all Maricopa County Public Safety Employees as defined in A.R.S. § 38-
961. 
 
VI. DEFINITIONS 
VII.IV.  
A. Appointing Authority: An elected official, the single administrative or executive head of a 
Department/Special District, or the designated representative authorized to act in this capacity. 
 
C. Employee: A person paid a wage, salary, or stipend from public monies in accordance with official 
entries on County payroll.  This includes all classified, unclassified, temporary, and contract employees.   
D.B. 
 
E.C. 
Public Safety Employee: An Employee member of the Public Safety Personnel Retirement 
System (PSPRS) or the Corrections Officer Retirement Plan (CORP). See A.R.S. § 38-961.

Policy Title: 
PUBLIC SAFETY SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS 
PLAN INJURY STANDARDS AND 
EXCLUSIONS 
Policy Number: 
HR2433 
Current Adoption 
Date: 
03-11-20207-30-2014 
 
 
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G.D. 
Supplemental Benefits: The program for qualifying Public Safety Employees that provides for 
the payment of approximately the identical base salary the Employee was receiving on the date of a 
qualifying injury.  
 
IX. POLICY 
V.  
A. Eligibility: Public Safety Employees who suffer a qualifying injury and are receiving workers’ 
compensation benefits. 
B. Exclusions: Employees that are injured as a result of their gross negligence are not eligible. 
C. Qualifying Injury: An injury sustained in the line of duty that creates a severe and permanent 
disfigurement, severe impairment of health, or loss or protracted impairment of the function of any organ 
or limb. 
D. ExclusionsA Public Safety Employee that is injured as a result of their gross negligence will be excluded 
from obtaining any Supplemental Benefits.Supplemental Benefits:General Statements 
A. General Statements 
 
3. A Public Safety Eligible Eemployees Employee suffering a qualifying injury, as outlined in Section V 
(B), willshall be eligible to receive Supplemental Benefits. Supplemental Benefits consist of the 
following:  
 
1. Employee  shall receive aapproximatelyapproximately their identical base salary less: 
a. WThe w the amount orkers’ compensation benefits receivedof benefits being paid by the 
worker’s compensation fund., and less:  
b. All regular federal and state taxes.  
c. All regular Employee portions of health benefits and insurance benefits payments.  
d. All optional deductions selected pre-injury by the Employee.  
5.2. EmployeesEmployee shall not accrue nor have sick or vacation leave deducted from their pay 
checkscheck. 
3. Employees shall continue to accrue credited service in PSPRS/CORP for the period of time enrolled 
in the Supplemental Benefits program. 
4. The County shall pay the: 
a.  the eEmployer employer portion of health benefits and non-optional benefits selected by the 
Employee pre-injury. 
a.  
b. The County shall pay the Employee and employer portion of PSPRS/CORP.

Policy Title: 
PUBLIC SAFETY SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS 
PLAN INJURY STANDARDS AND 
EXCLUSIONS 
Policy Number: 
HR2433 
Current Adoption 
Date: 
03-11-20207-30-2014 
 
 
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6. Employee shall not pay the Employee portion of the PSPRS/CORP contribution. 
7. The County shall pay the Employee portion of PSPRS/CORP.  
8. Other RequirementsEmployees must comply with all Risk Management and department 
requirements (e.g., independent medical examination, evaluation for light-duty options, rehabilitation 
programs).Other Requirements 
9.5.  
10. Employee must be receiving Workers’ Compensation benefits. 
11. Employee must comply with all Risk Management and Department requirements (e.g., 
independent medical examination and review, evaluation for light duty options, rehabilitation 
programs). 
12.6. 
Acceptance into the Supplemental Benefits program will not preclude the Employee 
from disciplinary action pursuant to A.R.S. § 38 Chapter 8. 
J. Qualifying Injury:   
0. An injury sustained by a Public Safety Employee as a result of an attack or motor vehicle accident, 
while: 
 
 . 
In the act of enforcing or attempting to enforce a law,  
 . 
Serving a court process, or  
 . 
Maintaining custody and control of inmates/detainees 
0. The resulting injuries must create: 
 . 
Severe and permanent disfigurement,  
 . 
Severe impairment of health, or 
S. Loss or protracted impairment of the function of any organ or limb. 
 
U. Exclusions:   
V.  
XXIII. 
A Public Safety Employee that is injured as a result of their gross negligence will be excluded from 
obtaining any Supplemental Benefits. 
 
XXV.VI. PROCEDURE 
 
B.A. 
Application:

Policy Title: 
PUBLIC SAFETY SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS 
PLAN INJURY STANDARDS AND 
EXCLUSIONS 
Policy Number: 
HR2433 
Current Adoption 
Date: 
03-11-20207-30-2014 
 
 
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As soon as practicable after the Appointing Authority determines there has been a qualifying injury, the 
injured Public Safety Employee, (or the next of kin if the Employee is unable to understand or to 
communicate) their understanding, then the next of kin, will receive a notice containing the following 
information from the Appointing Authority or designee: 
1. An explanation of eligibility requirements and exclusions. 
2. An application for Supplemental Benefits. 
3. Contact information for submitting an application. 
 
D.B. 
Term of Benefit:  
 
An Employee accepted into the Supplemental Benefits plan may receive benefits for a period of up to 
six (six (6)) months.  The Board of Supervisors may, at its sole discretion, extend the Supplemental 
Benefits plan for an additional six (six (6)) months. 
Revision History 
Version 
Revision Date 
Description of Revision 
1 
11/-20/-2013 
Initial version. (C-49-14-023-6-00) 
2 
07-/30-/2014 
Updated qualifying injuryTechnical change to definition; of a qualifying injury (§V.B.1.b.); 
clarified who determines a qualifying injury; clarified (§VI.A.); explicitly stated the Board 
of Supervisors, rather than saying ‘the County,’ may extend these Benefits for an additional 
6 months. (C-49-14-023-6-01) (§VI.B.). 
3 
MM03/-DD11/-
01/15/2020 
Added “in the line of duty” to qualifying injury definition consistent with the governing 
statute; rearranged language for better clarity. (C-31-20-041-6-00)