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2003 SESSION
HB 1877 Workers' compensation; infectious disease presumption.
Introduced by: Kristen J. Amundson | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Workers' compensation; infectious disease presumption. Provides that the existing provision that delays, until six months after an employee has undergone a preemployment physical examination, the presumption that certain diseases causing the death or disability of a firefighter or certain other employees who have a documented occupational exposure to blood or body fluids are presumed to be occupational diseases does not apply if a person entitled to invoke the presumption demonstrates a documented exposure during the six-month period.
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Workers' compensation; infectious disease presumption. Provides that the existing provision that delays, until six months after an employee has undergone a preemployment physical examination, the presumption that certain diseases causing the death or disability of a firefighter or certain other employees who have a documented occupational exposure to blood or body fluids are presumed to be occupational diseases does not apply if a person entitled to invoke the presumption demonstrates a documented exposure during the six-month period.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Workers' compensation; infectious disease presumption. Eliminates the provision that delays the application of the presumption that certain diseases causing the death or disability of a firefighter or certain other employees who have a documented occupational exposure to blood or body fluids are presumed to be occupational diseases until 6 months after the employee has undergone a premployment physical examination. In its place, the measure requires the employees, if requested by their employer within 6 months following their preemployment physical examination, to resubmit to a subsequent examination that includes appropriate laboratory and other diagnostic studies, regardless of the existence of any preemployment physical examination.