N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 605-f

§ 605-f. Disability benefits; certain disabilities. Notwithstanding\nany provision of this chapter or of any general, special or local law to\nthe contrary, any member who is a county fire marshal, fire marshal,\nsupervising fire marshal, division supervising fire marshal, assistant\nchief fire marshal, chief fire marshal, assistant fire marshal, or fire\nmarshal trainee employed by Nassau county who contracts any condition of\nimpairment of health caused by diseases of the heart, resulting in\ndisability or death to such county fire marshal, fire marshal,\nsupervising fire marshal, division supervising fire marshal, assistant\nchief fire marshal, chief fire marshal, assistant fire marshal, or fire\nmarshal trainee, presently employed, and who shall have sustained such\ndisability while so employed, shall be presumptive evidence that such\ndisability was incurred in the performance and discharge of duty and the\nnatural and proximate result of an accident, unless the contrary be\nproved by competent evidence; provided, however, that prior to entry\ninto service, such county fire marshal, fire marshal, supervising fire\nmarshal, division supervising fire marshal, assistant chief fire\nmarshal, chief fire marshal, assistant fire marshal, or fire marshal\ntrainee successfully passed a physical examination which failed to\ndisclose evidence of any disease or other impairment of the heart.\n