The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Carla S. Roberts.
DIGEST
SB 63 Engrossed 2017 Regular Session Gatti
Present law classifies certain types of cancer as occupational diseases or infirmities connected with
the duties of a firefighter.
Present law provides that cancers are included in the occupational diseases connected with the duties
of a firefighter, but limits cancer to those disabling cancers originating in the bladder, brain, colon,
liver, pancreas, skin, kidney, or gastrointestinal tract, and leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple
myeloma.
Proposed law retains present law and further provides that prostate cancer and testicular cancer are
cancers which are to be included as an occupational disease category for firefighters.
Proposed law removes the requirement that the cancer be disabling.
Effective August 1, 2017.
(Amends R.S. 33:2011(A) and (B))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations
to the original bill
1. Removes the requirement that the cancer be disabling.