Infectious disease presumption; emergency declaration by Governor. (SB500)
Introduced By
Sen. Ralph Northam (D-Norfolk) with support from 21 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
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Description
Infectious disease presumption; emergency declaration by Governor. Authorizes the Governor to declare that a communicable, contagious or infectious disease, or any condition that leads to the disease, is a disease or condition that is covered by the existing infectious disease presumption for firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and certain law-enforcement officers under the Virginia Workers Compensation Act. The presumption currently exists for hepatitis, meningococcal meningitis, tuberculosis, and HIV. Such a declaration may be made after the Board of Health has issued an order for the purpose of suppressing the outbreak of the disease and the Governor has declared a state of emergency due to an outbreak of the disease that poses a danger to the life and health of the public. Amends § 44-146.17 (“Powers and duties of Governor.”), § 65.2-402.1 (“Presumption as to death or disability from infectious disease.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »
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This bill mentions Richmond.
