PRINTER'S NO. 3470
No. 2450 Session of 2004
INTRODUCED BY CIVERA, WEBER, ALLEN, BARRAR, BELFANTI, BOYD,
BROWNE, BUNT, CAPPELLI, CAUSER, CLYMER, CORRIGAN, COY, CURRY,
DALEY, DeLUCA, DeWEESE, FLEAGLE, GEIST, GEORGE, GERGELY,
GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, HARHAI, HARHART, HENNESSEY,
HERSHEY, HESS, HUTCHINSON, KENNEY, KILLION, KIRKLAND,
LAUGHLIN, MANN, MARKOSEK, McILHATTAN, MELIO, MICOZZIE,
R. MILLER, S. MILLER, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PAYNE, PETRARCA,
READSHAW, REED, SAINATO, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SHANER,
B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, SURRA, TANGRETTI, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS,
TIGUE, WASHINGTON, WATSON, YOUNGBLOOD AND ZUG, MARCH 17, 2004
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, MARCH 17, 2004
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 24, 1976 (P.L.424, No.101), entitled,
2 as amended, "An act providing for the payment of death
3 benefits to the surviving spouse or children or parents of
4 firefighters, ambulance service or rescue squad members, law
5 enforcement officers or National Guard members killed in the
6 performance of their duties," further providing for
7 eligibility for benefits for members of certain ambulance
8 services or rescue squads.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. Section 1 of the act of June 24, 1976 (P.L.424,
12 No.101), referred to as the Emergency and Law Enforcement
13 Personnel Death Benefits Act, is amended by adding a subsection
14 to read:
15 Section 1. * * *
16 (c.1) An ambulance service or rescue squad member working
1 for a hospital shall be deemed to be acting in the performance
2 of his duties for the purposes of this act attending, going to
3 or directly returning from an emergency which the ambulance
4 service or rescue squad attended including travel from and
5 direct return to the hospital or other place where the ambulance
6 service or rescue squad is stationed. This subsection shall only
7 apply to hospital employees who are directed to respond to
8 emergencies pursuant to an agreement to provide emergency
9 service coverage for a political subdivision.
10 * * *
11 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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