Bill Title: Amends the Downstate Firefighter and Chicago Firefighter Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Adds an impairment or condition resulting from a bloodborne pathogen, contagious staph infection, including Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), lung or respiratory disease or condition, vascular disease or condition, hypertension, cancer resulting in any disability (temporary, permanent, total, or partial), or hearing loss to the list of diseases for which certain firefighters may be eligible for an occupational disease disability pension. Provides that any condition or impairment of health of a firefighter that results directly or indirectly from any bloodborne pathogen, contagious staph infection, including Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), lung or respiratory disease or condition, heart or vascular disease or condition, hypertension, tuberculosis, cancer resulting in any disability (temporary, permanent, total, or partial), or hearing loss is rebuttably presumed to have resulted from service as a firefighter. Makes a conforming change. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-02-17 - Referred to Rules Committee
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Introduced | 2023-02-17 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
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