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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 97A.6, subsection 5, paragraph c, Code 1 2 1999, 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, 1 7 exposure, or the inhalation of noxious fumes, poison, or 1 8 gases. For purposes of this paragraph, "infectious disease" 1 9 includes, but is not limited to, hepatitis in any form, 1 10 tuberculosis, and HIV or AIDS as defined in section 141A.1. 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 5, paragraph c, Code 1 18 1999, is amended to read as follows: 1 19 c. Disease under this section shall mean heart disease,or1 20 any disease of the lungs or respiratory tract, or an 1 21 infectious disease, and shall be presumed to have been 1 22 contracted while on active duty as a result of strain or the 1 23 inhalation of noxious fumes, poison, or gases. For purposes 1 24 of this paragraph, "infectious disease" includes, but is not 1 25 limited to, hepatitis in any form, tuberculosis, and HIV or 1 26 AIDS as defined in section 141A.1. However, if a person's 1 27 membership in the system first commenced on or after July 1, 1 28 1992, and the heart disease, infectious disease, or disease of 1 29 the lungs or respiratory tract would not exist, but for a 1 30 medical condition that was known to exist on the date that 1 31 membership commenced, the presumption established in this 1 32 paragraph shall not apply. 1 33 Sec. 3. Section 411.6, subsection 9, unnumbered paragraph 1 34 2, Code 1999, is amended to read as follows: 1 35 Disease under this subsection shall mean heart disease,or2 1 any disease of the lungs or respiratory tract, or an 2 2 infectious disease, and shall be presumed to have been 2 3 contracted while on active duty as a result of strain or the 2 4 inhalation of noxious fumes, poison, or gases. For purposes 2 5 of this paragraph, "infectious disease" includes, but is not 2 6 limited to, hepatitis in any form, tuberculosis, and HIV or 2 7 AIDS as defined in section 141A.1. 2 8 EXPLANATION 2 9 This bill provides that infectious diseases contracted by a 2 10 member of the statewide fire and police retirement system or 2 11 member of the public safety peace officers' retirement system 2 12 are presumed to be diseases contracted while on active duty 2 13 due to the job for purposes of establishing disability or 2 14 providing a death benefit. The bill also provides that the 2 15 presumption will not apply to members who joined the system on 2 16 or after July 1, 1992, and in which the infectious disease 2 17 would not have existed but for a medical condition that was 2 18 known on the date the member joined. 2 19 The bill may impose a state mandate as defined in Code 2 20 section 25B.3. The state mandate funding requirement in Code 2 21 section 25B.2, however, does not apply to public employee 2 22 retirement systems. 2 23 LSB 5011HH 78 2 24 ec/cf/24
Text: HF02006 Text: HF02008 Text: HF02000 - HF02099 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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