1. The committee may establish, by contract or otherwise, and administer a disability pension plan or disability insurance program for the benefit of any police officer of the department who is disabled, to any degree, by an injury arising out of and in the course of his or her employment. The cost of the plan or program may be charged, in whole or in part, against the annual operating budget for the department.

2. The committee may adopt rules, policies and procedures necessary to establish and administer the plan or program specified in subsection 1.

3. If the committee elects to consider implementation of a plan or program specified in subsection 1, or to change the benefits provided by an existing plan or program, the persons affected by the proposed plan or program, or proposed change, may negotiate with:

(a) The committee or two or more persons designated by the committee; and

(b) The sheriff or a person designated by the sheriff,

concerning the nature and extent of the plan, program or change. Chapter 288 of NRS applies to negotiations for this purpose.

4. The plan or program authorized by this section must be supplemental or in addition to and not in conflict with the coverage, compensation, benefits or procedure established by or adopted pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS.

5. The benefits provided for in this section are supplemental to other benefits an employee is entitled to receive on account of the same disability. In no event may the benefits provided for in this section, when added to benefits provided for or purchased by the expenditure of public money, exceed the maximum amount of benefits an employee is entitled to receive if the employee has been a member of the department or agency for 10 years or more.

(Added to NRS by 1975, 1299; A 1981, 642; 1999, 234)