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MA H3278

Relative to disability or death caused by contagious diseases, presumption

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Introduced
01/23/2017
In Committee
02/26/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to creating a rebuttable presumption of job relatedness for certain public safety personnel suffering from disabling conditions caused by exposure to infectious diseases. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill creates a rebuttable presumption that certain contagious diseases resulting in disability or death for full-time uniformed members of paid police, fire, or municipal emergency medical services are job-related, unless it can be shown that non-service connected factors caused the incapacity. The presumption applies to contagious diseases that can generally result from exposure to blood and other body fluids, excluding the common cold. The presumption does not apply to those with less than five years of service, and the affected employee must have regularly responded to calls during their service. The bill also includes specific contagious diseases like Hepatitis A, B, or C, Tuberculosis, and HIV, as well as any other contagious diseases found by the Department of Public Health to have a statistically significant correlation with public safety work.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (42)

Jennifer Benson (D),  Michael Brady (D),  Tony Cabral (D),  Dan Cahill (D),  Linda Campbell (D),  Gerry Cassidy (D),  Tackey Chan (D),  Nick Collins (D),  Claire Cronin (D),  Daniel Cullinane (D),  Marjorie Decker (D),  Diana Dizoglio (D),  Michelle DuBois (D),  James Dwyer (D),  Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D),  Jennifer Flanagan (D),  Linda Forry (D),  Colleen Garry (D),  Thomas Golden (D),  Ken Gordon (D),  Paul Heroux (D),  Natalie Higgins (D),  Kate Hogan (D),  Dan Hunt (D),  John Keenan (D),  Kay Khan (D),  Barbara L'Italien (D),  David Linsky (D),  Rady Mom (D),  Frank Moran (D),  Matt Muratore (R),  David Nangle (D),  Shaunna O'Connell (R),  Patrick O'Connor (R),  Angelo Puppolo (D),  Jeff Roy (D),  Mike Rush (D),  Danny Ryan (D),  Paul Schmid (D),  José Tosado (D),  John Velis (D),  Timothy Whelan (R), 

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/01/2019)
(2 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3278
Bill https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3278.pdf
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