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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James Arciero

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to emergency hazard health duty.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

3/11/2020

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

3/11/2020

Jerry Flynn

7 Technology Dr, Ste 100, North Chelmsford MA, 01863-2441

3/11/2020

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

3/11/2020

Kathleen R. LaNatra

12th Plymouth

3/11/2020

Smitty Pignatelli

4th Berkshire

3/11/2020

Thomas A. Golden, Jr.

16th Middlesex

3/11/2020

Christopher Hendricks

11th Bristol

3/12/2020

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

3/12/2020

Natalie M. Blais

1st Franklin

3/12/2020

Tami L. Gouveia

14th Middlesex

3/12/2020

Linda Dean Campbell

15th Essex

3/12/2020

Edward J. Kennedy

First Middlesex

3/12/2020

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

3/12/2020

Tram T. Nguyen

18th Essex

3/12/2020

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

3/12/2020

Alyson M. Sullivan

7th Plymouth

3/12/2020

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

3/13/2020

Nika C. Elugardo

15th Suffolk

3/13/2020

Alan Silvia

7th Bristol

3/13/2020

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

3/13/2020

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

3/13/2020

Harold P. Naughton, Jr.

12th Worcester

3/13/2020

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

3/13/2020

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

3/13/2020

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

3/13/2020

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

3/13/2020

Gerard J. Cassidy

9th Plymouth

3/13/2020

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

3/13/2020

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

3/14/2020

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

3/14/2020

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

3/15/2020

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

3/15/2020

Marcos A. Devers

16th Essex

3/16/2020

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

3/16/2020

John Nelson

, Massachusetts Coalition of Police, P.O. Box 768, Millbury, MA 01527

3/16/2020

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

3/16/2020

Claire D. Cronin

11th Plymouth

3/16/2020

Barry R. Finegold

Second Essex and Middlesex

3/16/2020

John H. Rogers

12th Norfolk

3/16/2020

Thomas P. Walsh

12th Essex

3/16/2020

Maria Duaime Robinson

6th Middlesex

3/16/2020

John C. Velis

4th Hampden

3/16/2020

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

3/16/2020

Jonathan D. Zlotnik

2nd Worcester

3/17/2020

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

3/17/2020

Adrian C. Madaro

1st Suffolk

3/17/2020

Marc R. Pacheco

First Plymouth and Bristol

3/18/2020

Rady Mom

18th Middlesex

3/18/2020

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

3/18/2020


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4927        FILED ON: 3/11/2020

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By Mr. Arciero of Westford, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of James Arciero and others relative to creating a presumption of job relatedness for certain public safety personnel and first responders suffering from incapacitation or inability to perform their duties as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection or exposure.  Public Service.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to emergency hazard health duty.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, any public safety official, which shall include any individuals employed as police, fire personnel, correction officers, dispatchers, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, nursing professionals, and all individuals employed and considered as 1st responders, who contract, have symptoms of or otherwise becomes affected with the Coronavirus (COVID-19), that results in a period of hospitalization, quarantine, or require self-quarantined measures as a result of being infected or coming into contact with someone who is infected with this virus, shall have their medical condition or incapacity to work presumed to be work- related.

The amount of time said public safety official is incapacitated or unable to perform their duties as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection or exposure and the required time of hospitalization, time of quarantine or time of self-quarantine shall be considered as on duty time, and said public safety official shall not be required to use his or her sick time, vacation time, personal time or any other contractual time-off to cover said period of incapacitation or inability to perform regular duty work. This time of incapacitation or inability to perform their duties shall only be considered as “EMERGENCY HAZARD HEALTH DUTY”.