The original instrument was prepared by Carla S. Roberts. The following digest,
which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was prepared by
Tammy Crain-Waldrop.
DIGEST
SB 63 Reengrossed 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 or tract, and leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple
myeloma.
Proposed law retains present law and further provides that prostate cancer, testicular cancer, a cancer
originating in the reproductive tract, are cancers which are to be included as an occupational disease
category for firefighters.
Proposed law removes the requirement that the cancer be disabling or any other type of cancer, due
to occupational exposure, for which firefighters are determined to have a statistically significant
increased risk over that of the general population.
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.
Senate Floor Amendments to engrossed bill
1. Adds cancers to those cancers that are included in the occupational diseases
connected with the duties of a firefighter.