WRK COMP-FIREFIGHTER-CANCER Senate SponsorsSen. Ira I. Silverstein 1/8/2013SenateSession Sine Die 820 ILCS 305/6from Ch. 48, par. 138.6820 ILCS 310/1from Ch. 48, par. 172.36Amends provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act and the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act providing that the disability of a firefighter, emergency medical technician, or paramedic resulting from a condition or health impairment that results directly or indirectly from any bloodborne pathogen, lung or respiratory disease or condition, heart or vascular disease or condition, hypertension, tuberculosis, or cancer is rebuttably presumed to arise out of and in the course of employment and to be causally connected to the hazards or exposures of the employment, subject to specified conditions. Provides that, in the case of any condition or impairment of health of an employee employed as a firefighter which results directly or indirectly from cancer resulting in any disability to the employee, the presumption shall not apply to any employee who has been employed as a firefighter for less than 4 years (rather than 5 years) at the time he or she files an Application for Adjustment of Claim. 2/9/2011SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein 2/9/2011SenateFirst Reading 2/9/2011SenateReferred to Assignments 2/23/2011SenateAssigned to Executive 3/3/2011SenateTo Executive Subcommittee on State Government Operations; /3-14-2011 - Postponed 3/17/2011SenatePostponed - Executive 3/18/2011SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/8/2013SenateSession Sine Die