SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1781        FILED ON: 1/14/2009

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1073

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act Further Regulating EMS benefits..

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, section 100 of the General Laws, as appearing in 2000 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “death,” in line 14,  the following:- or if an emergency medical technician is killed or sustains injuries in the performance of his duties which result in his death;"

SECTION 2.   Chapter 32, section 100 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2000 Official Edition, is further amended by striking every instance where the following phrase appears: "firefighter, police officer or corrections officer" and inserting in place thereof the phrase:- "firefighter, police officer, corrections officer or municipal or public emergency medical technician."

SECTION 3.   Chapter 32, Section 100A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2000 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking every instance where the following phrase appears:- "firefighter, police officer or corrections officer" and inserting in place the following phrase:- "firefighter, police officer, corrections officer or municipal or public emergency medical technician."