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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 411.6, subsection 5, paragraph c, Code 1 2 1997, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 c. Disease under this section shall mean heart disease,or1 4 any disease of the lungs or respiratory tract, or an 1 5 infectious disease, and shall be presumed to have been 1 6 contracted while on active duty as a result of strain or the 1 7 inhalation of noxious fumes, poison, or gases. For purposes 1 8 of this paragraph, "infectious disease" includes, but is not 1 9 limited to, hepatitis in any form, tuberculosis, HIV or AIDS 1 10 as defined in section 141.21, and all forms of cancer. 1 11 However, if a person's membership in the system first 1 12 commenced on or after July 1, 1992, and the heart disease, 1 13 infectious disease, or disease of the lungs or respiratory 1 14 tract would not exist, but for a medical condition that was 1 15 known to exist on the date that membership commenced, the 1 16 presumption established in this paragraph shall not apply. 1 17 Sec. 2. Section 411.6, subsection 9, paragraph b, 1 18 unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 1997, is amended to read as 1 19 follows: 1 20 Disease under this subsection shall mean heart disease,or1 21 any disease of the lungs or respiratory tract, or an 1 22 infectious disease, and shall be presumed to have been 1 23 contracted while on active duty as a result of strain or the 1 24 inhalation of noxious fumes, poison, or gases. For purposes 1 25 of this paragraph, "infectious disease" includes, but is not 1 26 limited to, hepatitis in any form, tuberculosis, HIV or AIDS 1 27 as defined in section 141.21, and all forms of cancer. 1 28 EXPLANATION 1 29 This bill provides that infectious diseases contracted by a 1 30 member of the statewide fire and police retirement system are 1 31 presumed to be disease contracted while on active duty due to 1 32 the job for purposes of establishing disability or providing a 1 33 death benefit. The bill also provides that the presumption 1 34 will not apply to members who join the system on or after July 1 35 1, 1992, and in which the infectious disease would not have 2 1 existed but for a medical condition that was known on the date 2 2 the member joined. 2 3 This bill may impose a state mandate as defined in section 2 4 25B.3. The state mandate funding requirement in section 2 5 25B.2, however, does not apply to public employee retirement 2 6 systems. 2 7 LSB 3833HH 77 2 8 ec/sc/14
Text: HF02158 Text: HF02160 Text: HF02100 - HF02199 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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