PRINTER'S NO. 1821
No. 1364 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY NICKOL, M. BAKER, BARRAR, BELARDI, BELFANTI, BROWNE, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CLYMER, CREIGHTON, CURRY, DALEY, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, FLEAGLE, FRANKEL, GEORGE, HALUSKA, HARHAI, HENNESSEY, HORSEY, KENNEY, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, MACKERETH, MANN, McCALL, McILHATTAN, McILHINNEY, MELIO, R. MILLER, MUNDY, NAILOR, O'BRIEN, RAYMOND, ROSS, RUBLEY, SATHER, SAYLOR, SHANER, SOLOBAY, STABACK, STERN, TANGRETTI, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, VANCE, WALKO, WANSACZ, WASHINGTON, WATSON, WILT, YOUNGBLOOD, YUDICHAK, BASTIAN, WOJNAROSKI, C. WILLIAMS AND HARHART, MAY 3, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS, MAY 3, 2001
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), entitled, as 2 reenacted and amended, "An act defining the liability of an 3 employer to pay damages for injuries received by an employe 4 in the course of employment; establishing an elective 5 schedule of compensation; providing procedure for the 6 determination of liability and compensation thereunder; and 7 prescribing penalties," further defining "occupational 8 disease." 9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 10 hereby enacts as follows: 11 Section 1. Section 108(m) of the act of June 2, 1915 12 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, 13 reenacted and amended June 21, 1939 (P.L.520, No.281) and 14 amended July 9, 1976 (P.L.935, No.180), is amended to read: 15 Section 108. The term "occupational disease," as used in 16 this act, shall mean only the following diseases. 17 * * *
1 (m) Tuberculosis, serum hepatitis [or], infectious hepatitis 2 or hepatitis C in the occupations of professional firefighters, 3 volunteer firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, 4 paramedics, full-time police officers, part-time police 5 officers, members of the National Guard, correctional facilities 6 personnel, blood processors, fractionators, nursing, or 7 auxiliary services involving exposure to such diseases. 8 * * * 9 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. D23L77DMS/20010H1364B1821 - 2 -