HB386 Alabama 2017 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2017
Title
Workers' compensation, firefighters, rebuttable presumption established, occupational disease, Secs. 25-5-110, 25-5-120 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> This bill, for purposes of the workers'
compensation law, would revise the definition of
occupational disease</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide definitions for the
terms "cancer of a firefighter" and "occupational
post traumatic stress disorder."
This bill would establish a rebuttable
presumption relating to the workers' compensation
benefits of a firefighter who is diagnosed with
cancer and a rebuttable presumption relating to the
workers' compensation benefits of a firefighter who
is diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Sections 25-5-110 and 25-5-120, Code of
Alabama 1975, relating to workers' compensation; to further
provide definitions; to establish a rebuttable presumption
relating to the workers' compensation benefits of a
firefighter who is diagnosed with cancer; and to establish a
rebuttable presumption relating to the workers' compensation
benefits of a firefighter who is diagnosed with post traumatic
stress disorder.
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Subjects
Firefighters
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 9, 2017 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB386 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced |