The Surviving Spouse and the Surviving Child or children of any correctional officer or probation and parole officer employed by the Department of Corrections who is killed or mortally wounded on or after January 1, 2000, and of any employee of the Department of Corrections who is killed or mortally wounded on or after July 1, 2004, shall be eligible for the benefits as set out in this Subchapter, provided said employee was a participating member of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System at the time of his or her death and his or her death occurred as a direct result of the performance of his or her duties for the Department.
Okla. Admin. Code § 590:10-10-1