HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 222 FILED ON: 1/8/2009
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2382
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Christopher G. Fallon
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To the Honorable Senate and House of
Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act Pertaining to Firefighters Injuries.
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PETI
TION OF:
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Name:
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District/Address:
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Christopher G. Fallon
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33rd Middlesex
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act Pertaining to Firefighters Injuries.
Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 41 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition is amended in section 100 by adding at the end the following:
“Notwithstandin
g the above provisions of this section, payments for medical expenses incurred due to injuries suffered in the line of duty shall be made at the normal and reasonable rate paid by health insurance carriers and not reduced to the rates paid pursuant to Chap
ter 152 of the General Laws.
Notwithstanding any law or special resolve to the contrary, that all public and private rehabilitation facilities that treat and manage injured firefighters be regulated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
’ Secretary of State
and the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
and that the above named have oversight to regulate the same; that all such injured firefighters receive medical treatment and rehabilitation therapy within 48 hours of notification to regulated
facilities of such injuries; and that regulating authorities mandate a timely appeals process.”
