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HB 133 Local gov't; ongoing health care for employees exposed to toxic materials.

Introduced by: Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Department of Fire Programs; work group; options for local government employees who respond to emergencies with toxic material exposure. Directs the Department of Fire Programs to convene a work group to identify and analyze options to help ensure that local government employees who respond to emergencies that expose them to toxic materials have appropriate preemptive and ongoing health care and are able to pay any health expenses related to such emergency and its aftereffects that are not covered by relevant health insurance plans. The work group is directed to report its findings to the General Assembly by November 1, 2024. This bill is identical to SB 650.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Department of Fire Programs; study related to employee exposure of toxic materials. Directs the Department of Fire Programs to convene a work group to identify options to assist local government employee responders who were exposed to toxic materials when responding to emergencies. The bill directs the work group to assess eligibility for funding, qualifying emergencies, and other criteria and directs the work group to submit a report to the General Assembly no later than November 1, 2024.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Emergency Response Toxic Exposure Grant Fund and Program. Creates the Emergency Response Toxic Exposure Grant Fund and Program to provide funding to local government employee responders who were exposed to toxic materials when responding to emergencies declared by the Commonwealth or a locality. The bill directs the Department of Fire Programs to convene a work group to assess eligibility for funding, qualifying emergencies, and other criteria and directs the work group to submit a report to the General Assembly no later than November 1, 2024.