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(d) Upon receipt of such certification, the Commonwealth
shall, from moneys payable out of the General Fund, pay to the
surviving spouse or, if there is no surviving spouse, to the
minor children of the paid firefighter, ambulance service or
rescue squad member [or], law enforcement officer or coroner who
died as a result of the performance of his duty the sum of
$100,000, adjusted in accordance with subsection (f) of this
section and an amount equal to the monthly salary, adjusted in
accordance with subsection (f) of this section, of the deceased
paid firefighter, ambulance service or rescue squad member [or],
law enforcement officer or coroner, less any workers'
compensation or pension or retirement benefits paid to such
survivors, and shall continue such monthly payments until there
is no eligible beneficiary to receive them. For the purpose of
this subsection, the term "eligible beneficiary" means the
surviving spouse or the child or children under the age of
eighteen years or, if attending college, under the age of
twenty-three years, of the firefighter, ambulance service or
rescue squad member [or], law enforcement officer or coroner who
died as a result of the performance of his duty. When no spouse
or minor children survive, a single sum of $100,000, adjusted in
accordance with subsection (f) of this section, shall be paid to
the parent or parents of such firefighter, ambulance service
member, rescue squad member [or], law enforcement officer or
coroner.
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(h) A coroner shall be deemed to be acting in the
performance of his duties for the purposes of this act when
acting in accordance with Article XII-B of the act of August 9,
1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code.
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