Amendment #35 to H5150

Line of duty death COVID-19

Mr. LeBoeuf of Worcester moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:

“SECTION XX. Clause Forty-second of section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:

For the purposes of this clause, the term “killed in the line of duty” shall include the death of a police officer from COVID-19, unless competent medical evidence establishes that the death was directly and proximately caused by something other than COVID–19, if: (i) the police officer was diagnosed with COVID–19, or evidence indicates that the police officer had COVID–19, during the 45-day period beginning on the last day of duty of the officer; and (ii) evidence indicates that the police officer had COVID–19, or complications therefrom, at the time of the police officer’s death.”

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Line of duty death COVID-19