Amends TCA Section 7-51-201.
Tennessee HB0482 amends TCA Section 7-51-201 to expand the presumption of job-related health impairments for firefighters to include prostate cancer, breast cancer, and pancreatic cancer, in addition to existing cancers. The bill affects firefighters and requires those seeking to utilize this presumption for the new cancers to undergo a physical medical examination, including a cancer screening, after July 1, 2025, which must show no evidence of the specified cancers.
Tennessee HB0482 amends TCA Section 7-51-201 to expand the presumption of job-related health impairments for firefighters to include prostate cancer, breast cancer, and pancreatic cancer, in addition to existing cancers. The bill affects firefighters and requires those seeking to utilize this presumption for the new cancers to undergo a physical medical examination, including a cancer screening, after July 1, 2025, which must show no evidence of the specified cancers.
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