For the purpose of determining a survivor's eligibility for occupational death benefits, a member's death shall be deemed as the proximate result of bodily injuries sustained or a hazard undergone while in the performance and within the scope of the member's duties only when death benefits under either the Workers' Compensation Act [820 ILCS 305 ] or Workers' Occupational Diseases Act [820 ILCS 130 ] are awarded to the member's survivor.
Ill. Admin. Code tit. 80, § 1540.81