Amendment #1078 to H4600

Impairment of Health Caused by Infectious Disease

Mr. Finn of West Springfield moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:

"SECTION XXXX. [Chapter 32 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-

94C. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary affecting the non-contributory or contributory system, any condition of impairment of health caused by an infectious disease resulting in total or partial disability or death to an employee of a correctional facility, shall, if such employee successfully passed a physical examination on entry into such service, or subsequently successfully passed a physical examination, which examination failed to reveal any evidence of such condition, be presumed to have been suffered in the line of duty, unless the contrary be shown by competent evidence.]"