Legislation

Title: Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - Hypertension
Sponsored by: Delegates Rogers, Boafo, Henson, and Pruski
Status: In the House - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Establishing that certain firefighters, fire fighting instructors, rescue squad members, advanced life support unit members, and members of the Office of the State Fire Marshal demonstrate disablement for purposes of workers' compensation and are deemed to have hypertension for purposes of an occupational disease presumption for hypertension if certain requirements are met.

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Cross-filed with: SB0844

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0919 Session: 2023 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2024

Bill imposes a local government mandate, which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/07/2024 Legislative Date 2/07/2024 Action First Reading Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - Hypertension Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/09/2024 Legislative Date 2/09/2024 Action Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/07/2024	2/07/2024	First Reading Economic Matters
			Text - First - Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - Hypertension
House	2/09/2024	2/09/2024	Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.

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