SC H3106 | 2019-2020 | 123rd General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-04 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ridgeway
Pending: House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Amend Section 42-1-160, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To The Definitions Of "injury" And "personal Injury" In Workers' Compensation, So As To Provide A Definition Of "first Responder" And To Modify The Requirements Of Such An Employee Seeking Workers' Compensation For Personal Injury Caused By Stress, Mental Injury, Or Mental Illness, And To Add Mental Illness To Related Conditions That May Be Compensable If Resulting From A Significant Traumatic Experience; And To Amend Section 42-11-30, Relating To The Presumption That Certain Diseases Sustained By A Firefighter Are Occupational Diseases For The Purposes Of Workers' Compensation, So As To Provide Certain Additional Medical Conditions Also Must Be Presumed To Be Occupational Diseases For The Purposes Of Workers' Compensation, To Delete A Minimum Age For The Applicability Of This Section, To Delete A Requirement That Eligibility For This Presumption Be Conditioned Upon The Medical Condition Having Developed While The Firefighter Was Actively Engaged In Firefighting Or Within Twenty-four Hours From The Last Date He Engaged In Firefighting, To Provide A Firefighter With Ten Years Of Service Who Sustains An Impairment Or Injury Caused By Cancer Is Entitled To A Rebuttable Presumption That This Impairment Or Injury Arose From And In The Course Of His Employment As A Firefighter, To Provide This Presumption Is Conditioned Upon Certain Medical Examinations And Reporting Requirements, And To Provide A Person Is Considered To Have Passed The Requisite Physical Examination If The Fire Department Fails To Require Or Obtain This Examination Upon His Entry Of Service.

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Title

Firefighter, presumption of certain illnesses

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-04HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Ridgeway
2019-04-24HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor
2019-01-09HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Kirby
2019-01-08HouseReferred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2019-01-08HouseIntroduced and read first time
2018-12-18HouseReferred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2018-12-18HousePrefiled

Same As/Similar To

S0051 (Similar To) 2019-01-08 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
H4777 (Similar To) 2020-03-04 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ridgeway

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
421160(n/a)See Bill Text
421130(n/a)See Bill Text

South Carolina State Sources


Bill Comments

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