File Code: Workers' Compensation
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 419/00 - FIN
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 677
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates McHale, Boutin, Harrison, Heller, Hill, Hubbard,
James, A. Jones, Kirk, Owings, and Riley
- Entitled:
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Workers' Compensation - Occupational Diseases - Compensation for
Certain Contagious Diseases
Providing that human immunodeficiency virus, meningococcal meningitis,
tuberculosis, mononucleosis, liver cancer, any form of viral
hepatitis, diphtheria, hemorrhagic fevers, and rabies are to be
considered inherent to the nature of employment under the State
workers' compensation laws for specified fire or safety personnel;
creating a presumption as to the potential of developing a compensable
occupational disease for those personnel who are exposed to one of the
listed diseases; etc.
House Action
- 2/9
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 2/14
- Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/20
- Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A
- Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34
- Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
- Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
- Delegate Kerry A. Hill, District 26
- Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
- Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34
- Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
- Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
- Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
- Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- AIDS
- DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES
- EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
- FIRE PROTECTION
- RABIES
- RESCUE SQUADS -see also- AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERV.
- VOLUNTEERS -see also- MARYLAND SERVICE CORPS
- WORKERS' COMPENSATION
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Labor and Employment
- (
9-502 ,
9-503.1
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered