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SB1342

Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for COVID-19.

Status:
Consolidated

Chief Patron:
Jill Vogel (R)

Session:
2021 Regular Session

Summary

As Introduced. Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for COVID-19.

Establishes a presumption that COVID-19 causing the death or disability of firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, law-enforcement officers, and correctional officers is an occupational disease compensable under the Workers' Compensation Act. The bill provides that the COVID-19 virus is established by a positive diagnostic test for COVID-19, an incubation period consistent with COVID-19, and signs and symptoms of COVID-19 that require medical treatment. The bill provides that such presumption applies to any death or disability occurring on or after March 12, 2020, caused by infection from the COVID-19 virus, provided that for any such death or disability that occurred on or after March 12, 2020, and prior to December 31, 2021, the claimant received a diagnosis of COVID-19 from a licensed physician, after either a presumptive positive test or a laboratory confirmed test for COVID-19, and presented with signs and symptoms of COVID-19 that required medical treatment. This bill was incorporated into SB 1375. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/12/2021 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101518D
  • 01/12/2021 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
  • 01/22/2021 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1342)
  • 01/25/2021 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
  • 01/25/2021 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
  • 02/02/2021 - Senate: Incorporated by Finance and Appropriations (SB1375-Saslaw) (16-Y 0-N)

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