HB18 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tommy Hanes Representative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Firefighters, retired, occupational disease, cancer diagnosis within 10 yrs of retirement, reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses not covered by health ins. or Medicare under certain conditions

Description

Existing law provides for certain benefits, including insurance coverage, disability, and workers' compensation, for any active city or state firefighter who has an occupational disease, including cancer, which manifests while the firefighter is employed with the city or the state.

This bill would provide that a retired certified firefighter who is diagnosed with a cancer that is considered an occupational disease would receive reimbursement of his or her out-of-pocket expenses, under certain conditions, for medical treatment related to the cancer that is not covered by his or her own health insurance or Medicare, if the cancer was diagnosed within 10 years of his or her retirement.

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Subjects

Firefighters