Bill Text: CT HB05282 | 2010 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

Connecticut House Bill 5282 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Firefighters, Police Officers And Workers' Compensation Claims Pertaining To Certain Diseases.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 40-3-1)

Status: (Passed) 2010-05-18 - Signed by the Governor [HB05282 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2010-HB05282-Comm_Sub.html

General Assembly		*Substitute Bill No. 5282*
*February Session, 2010*		_____HB05282LAB___031610____

AN ACT CONCERNING FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE OFFICERS AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS PERTAINING TO CERTAIN DISEASES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2010) For the purpose of adjudication of claims for payment of benefits under the provisions of chapter 568 of the general statutes, a uniformed member of a paid municipal or volunteer fire department or a regular member of a paid municipal police department or constable, as defined in section 31-294i of the general statutes, shall be eligible for such benefits for any disease arising out of and in the course of employment, including, but not limited to, hepatitis, meningococcal meningitis, tuberculosis, multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and prostate or testicular cancer that results in death or temporary or permanent total or partial disability.