| 1 | 1 | | SECONDREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.1640 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 101STGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVESEITZ. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 3723H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Torepealsection287.067,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto |
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| 8 | 8 | | workers'compensation. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Section287.067,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2thereof,tobeknownassection287.067,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 287.067.1.Inthischaptertheterm"occupationaldisease"isherebydefinedtomean, |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2unlessadifferentmeaningisclearlyindicatedbythecontext,anidentifiablediseasearising |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3withorwithouthumanfaultoutofandinthecourseoftheemployment.Ordinarydiseasesof |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4lifetowhichthegeneralpublicisexposedoutsideoftheemploymentshallnotbe |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5compensable,exceptwherethediseasesfollowasanincidentofanoccupationaldiseaseas |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6definedinthissection.Thediseaseneednottohavebeenforeseenorexpectedbutafterits |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7contractionitmustappeartohavehaditsorigininariskconnectedwiththeemploymentand |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8tohaveflowedfromthatsourceasarationalconsequence. |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9 2.Aninjuryordeathbyoccupationaldiseaseiscompensableonlyiftheoccupational |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10exposurewastheprevailingfactorincausingboththeresultingmedicalconditionand |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11disability.The"prevailingfactor"isdefinedtobetheprimaryfactor,inrelationtoanyother |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12factor,causingboththeresultingmedicalconditionanddisability.Ordinary,gradual |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13deterioration,orprogressivedegenerationofthebodycausedbyagingorbythenormal |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14activitiesofday-to-daylivingshallnotbecompensable. |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15 3.Aninjuryduetorepetitivemotionisrecognizedasanoccupationaldiseasefor |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16purposesofthischapter.Anoccupationaldiseaseduetorepetitivemotioniscompensable |
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| 28 | 28 | | 17onlyiftheoccupationalexposurewastheprevailingfactorincausingboththeresulting |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18medicalconditionanddisability.The"prevailingfactor"isdefinedtobetheprimaryfactor, |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19inrelationtoanyotherfactor,causingboththeresultingmedicalconditionanddisability. |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20Ordinary,gradualdeterioration,orprogressivedegenerationofthebodycausedbyagingor |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21bythenormalactivitiesofday-to-daylivingshallnotbecompensable. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22 4."Lossofhearingduetoindustrialnoise"isrecognizedasanoccupationaldisease |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23forpurposesofthischapterandisherebydefinedtobealossofhearinginoneorbothears |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24duetoprolongedexposuretoharmfulnoiseinemployment."Harmfulnoise"meanssound |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25capableofproducingoccupationaldeafness. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26 5."Radiationdisability"isrecognizedasanoccupationaldiseaseforpurposesofthis |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27chapterandisherebydefinedtobethatdisabilityduetoradioactivepropertiesorsubstances |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28ortoRoentgenrays(X-rays)orexposuretoionizingradiationcausedbyanyprocess |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29involvingtheuseofordirectcontactwithradiumorradioactivepropertiesorsubstancesor |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30theuseofordirectexposuretoRoentgenrays(X-rays)orionizingradiation. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31 6.Diseaseofthelungsorrespiratorytract,hypotension,hypertension,ordiseaseof |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32theheartorcardiovascularsystem,includingcarcinoma,mayberecognizedasoccupational |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33diseasesforthepurposesofthischapterandaredefinedtobedisabilityduetoexposureto |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34smoke,gases,carcinogens,inadequateoxygen,ofpaidfirefightersofapaidfiredepartment |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35orpaidpoliceofficersofapaidpolicedepartmentcertifiedunderchapter590ifadirect |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36causalrelationshipisestablished,orpsychologicalstressoffirefightersofapaidfire |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37departmentorpaidpeaceofficersofapolicedepartmentwhoarecertifiedunderchapter590 |
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| 50 | 50 | | 38ifadirectcausalrelationshipisestablished. |
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| 51 | 51 | | 39 7.Anyemployeewhoisexposedtoandcontractsanycontagiousorcommunicable |
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| 52 | 52 | | 40diseasearisingoutofandinthecourseofhisorheremploymentshallbeeligibleforbenefits |
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| 53 | 53 | | 41underthischapterasanoccupationaldisease. |
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| 54 | 54 | | 42 8.Withregardtooccupationaldiseaseduetorepetitivemotion,iftheexposuretothe |
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| 55 | 55 | | 43repetitivemotionwhichisfoundtobethecauseoftheinjuryisforaperiodoflessthanthree |
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| 56 | 56 | | 44monthsandtheevidencedemonstratesthattheexposuretotherepetitivemotionwiththe |
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| 57 | 57 | | 45immediateprioremployerwastheprevailingfactorincausingtheinjury,theprioremployer |
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| 58 | 58 | | 46shallbeliableforsuchoccupationaldisease. |
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| 59 | 59 | | 47 9.Posttraumaticstressdisorder(PTSD)isrecognizedasanoccupationaldisease |
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| 60 | 60 | | 48forpurposesofthischapterwhendiagnosedinafirstresponder,asthattermisdefined |
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| 61 | 61 | | 49undersection67.145. |
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| 63 | 63 | | HB1640 2 |
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