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Firefighter and law‑enforcement supporters seek to remove time limits for heart‑disease presumption in workers' comp
Summary
House Bill 15-71 would remove 24‑ and 72‑hour time qualifiers from the workers'‑compensation presumption that certain heart problems in firefighters and law‑enforcement officers are occupational, family members and first responders told the committee on Feb. 5.
House Bill 15-71 would remove the current time qualifiers that limit the statutory presumption that heart problems are occupational diseases for certain firefighters and law enforcement officers, witnesses told the committee on Feb. 5.
Committee staff summarized current law: the presumption applies when a heart problem arises within 72 hours of exposure to smoke, fumes or toxic substances or within 24 hours of strenuous exertion during firefighting activity. The bill would eliminate those exposure and exertion windows and extend the presumption for a period after employment equal to three months per year of service, up to a maximum of 60 months,…
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