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Council hears city plan to codify presumptive cancer claims for firefighters and peace officers
Summary
City HR staff presented a five-page presumptive cancer standard operating procedure that lays out screening, workers’ compensation steps, an appeals process and a city commitment to cover costs if a claim is ultimately denied; council asked statutory and scope questions and staff cited Arizona statutes in the packet.
Human resources staff presented an amendment to the city’s personal rules and regulations establishing firefighter and peace officer presumptive cancer standard operating procedures. The five-page procedure documents step-by-step actions for employees who suspect a presumptive claim, coordinates with the workers’ compensation carrier, and explains the appeals pathway through the Industrial Commission of Arizona.
HR staff summarized the process: an employee would first report a claim through the carrier portal and notify HR; the carrier…
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