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Lawmaker proposes expanding presumptive cancer coverage for firefighters, removing age cap
Summary
Representative Chris Taylor introduced H 661 to add larynx, pharynx and trachea cancers to the firefighters' presumptive list and to remove the age‑65 limit while retaining a 10‑year diagnosis window and a tobacco exclusion; members asked about evidence, insurance and jurisdictional fit.
Representative Chris Taylor introduced H 661 to expand Vermont’s workers’ compensation presumption for firefighter cancers to include cancers of the larynx, pharynx and trachea and to remove an existing age‑65 cap on when a diagnosis may be presumed work related.
"H 661 makes two straightforward updates to Vermont's presumptive cancer statute for firefighters," Taylor said as he introduced the measure, explaining that the additional cancers affect the same respiratory…
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