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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 88 FILED ON: 1/9/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1895
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Christopher Hendricks
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act providing worker compensation protection to emergency response and medical personnel
related to COVID-19 infection.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Christopher Hendricks11th Bristol1/5/2023Peter Capano11th Essex1/26/2023Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire1/26/2023Brian W. Murray10th Worcester1/30/2023Antonio F. D. Cabral13th Bristol2/2/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 88 FILED ON: 1/9/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1895
By Representative Hendricks of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
1895) of Christopher Hendricks and others relative to providing worker compensation protection
to emergency response and medical personnel related to COVID-19 infections. Labor and
Workforce Development.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1993 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act providing worker compensation protection to emergency response and medical personnel
related to COVID-19 infection.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 152 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 7G the
2following section:
3 Section 7H: In any claim for compensation where the employee has been diagnosed with
4COVID-19, it shall be prima facie evidence that (i) the employee was performing his or her
5regular duties at the time of contracting COVID-19; (ii) the claim comes within the provisions of
6this chapter; and (iii) sufficient notice of the injury has been given. This section shall apply to
7health-care employees and non-medical employees at hospitals, chronic disease rehabilitation
8centers, nursing homes, rest homes, community health centers, psychiatric hospitals, out-patient
9health care facilities, health-care employees working in prisons and correctional facilities, at- 2 of 2
10home certified nursing assistants, at-home personal care assistants, emergency medical
11technicians, and paramedics.