Legislation

Title: Workers' Compensation - Heart Disease and Hypertension Presumption - State Correctional Officers
Sponsored by: Delegate Buckel
Status: In the House - Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Extending the presumption of compensability under the workers' compensation law to include, under specified conditions, State correctional officers who suffer from heart disease or hypertension resulting in partial or total disability or death; requiring current State correctional officers to submit specified medical information to the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services; allowing benefits under the Act to be added to retirement benefits subject to a specified limitation; etc.

Committees

Original:: Economic Matters Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0563 Session: 2015 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2016

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 12/16/2015 Legislative Date 11/09/2015 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 12/16/2015 Legislative Date 1/13/2016 Action First Reading Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/19/2016 Legislative Date 1/19/2016 Action Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	12/16/2015	11/09/2015	Pre-filed
House	12/16/2015	1/13/2016	First Reading Economic Matters
House	1/19/2016	1/19/2016	Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m.

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
12/17/2015	Text - First - Workers' Compensation - Heart Disease and Hypertension Presumption - State Correctional Officers

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