(1) Payments from an employer during periods of disability leave for a duty disability (RCW 41.26.120) or a nonduty disability (RCW 41.26.125) are not a payment from the employer for services rendered. The payment is not basic salary for LEOFF Plan I.

(2) Any payment from a third party such as an insurance company for a period of excused absence from work because of an injury or other disability is not a payment from an employer for services rendered. The payment is not basic salary for LEOFF Plan I.