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2012 SESSION
SB 328 Workers' compensation; establishes presumption, officers processing clandestine drug laboratories.
Introduced by: Charles W. Carrico, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Workers' compensation; occupational disease presumption; officers processing clandestine drug laboratories. Establishes a presumption that any respiratory disease or pancreatic, prostate, rectal, throat, ovarian, or breast cancer causing the death of, or any health condition or impairment resulting in total or partial disability of, a sworn law-enforcement officer who was certified to process clandestine drug laboratories is an occupational disease suffered in the line of duty. The presumption (i) may be overcome by a preponderance of competent evidence to the contrary and (ii) applies if the affected officer underwent a physical examination in accordance with his employer's mandated written safety and health program.
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HISTORY
- 01/10/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103186D
- 01/10/12 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/30/12 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (11-Y 4-N 1-A)