Section 15-108.1. Receipt of line of duty pay

a. A member or officer of the
  force shall be entitled pursuant to this section to the full  amount  of
  his  or  her  regular  salary  for  the  period of any incapacity due to
  illness or injury incurred in the performance and discharge of duty as a
  member or officer of the force, as determined by the department.
    b. Nothing in this section shall be construed to  affect  the  rights,
  powers and duties of the commissioner pursuant to any other provision of
  law,  including, but not limited to, the right to discipline a member or
  officer of the force by termination, reduction of salary, or  any  other
  appropriate  measure;  the  power  to terminate an appointee who has not
  completed his or her probationary term;  and  the  power  to  apply  for
  ordinary  or  accident  disability retirement for a member or officer of
  the force.
    c. Nothing in this section shall be construed to  require  payment  of
  salary  to  a  member  or  officer of the force who has been terminated,
  retired, suspended or otherwise separated  from  service  by  reason  of
  death, retirement or any other cause.
    d.  A decision as to eligibility for benefits pursuant to this section
  shall not be binding on the medical board or the board  of  trustees  of
  any  pension  fund  in  the determination of eligibility for an accident
  disability or accidental death benefit.
    e. As used in this  section  the  term  "incapacity"  shall  mean  the
  inability to perform full, limited, or restricted duty.