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This bill amends the Workers' Compensation Act to extend a special presumption for workers' compensation claims to hospital security guards. Specifically, the bill adds hospital security guards to a list of first responder and emergency medical personnel who are afforded a legal presumption that certain health conditions are work-related. Under this provision, if a hospital security guard develops specific health conditions such as bloodborne pathogens, contagious staph infections (including MRSA), lung or respiratory diseases, heart or vascular diseases, hypertension, tuberculosis, or cancer, these conditions will be legally presumed to have arisen from their work, unless the employer can provide evidence to rebut this presumption. To qualify for this presumption, the hospital security guard must have been employed in that role for at least 5 years at the time they file a workers' compensation claim. The bill represents an expansion of existing protections for workers in high-risk, potentially hazardous occupational settings, recognizing the unique health challenges faced by those working in hospital security roles.

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https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4226&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104