SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1287 FILED ON: 1/18/2013
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1301
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
James T. Welch
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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:
An Act relative to impairment of health caused by infectious disease.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
James T. Welch | Hampden |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1287 FILED ON: 1/18/2013
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1301
By Mr. Welch, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1301) of James T. Welch for legislation relative to impairment of health caused by infectious disease. Public Service. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
SENATE
, NO. 1409 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to impairment of health caused by infectious disease.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1: Chapter 32 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
94C. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary affecting the non-contributory or contributory system, any condition of impairment of health caused by an infectious disease resulting in total or partial disability or death to an employee of a correctional facility, shall, if he successfully passed a physical examination on entry into such service, or subsequently successfully passed a physical examination, which examination failed to reveal any evidence of such condition, be presumed to have been suffered in the line of duty, unless the contrary be shown by competent evidence.
