| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.1584 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVECROSSLEY. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 3232H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Torepealsection287.243,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingtothe |
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| 8 | 8 | | lineofdutycompensationact. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Section287.243,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2thereof,tobeknownassection287.243,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 287.243.1.Thissectionshallbeknownandmaybecitedasthe"LineofDuty |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2CompensationAct". |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3 2.Asusedinthissection,unlessotherwiseprovided,thefollowingwordsshallmean: |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4 (1)"Airambulancepilot",apersoncertifiedasanairambulancepilotinaccordance |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5withsections190.001to190.245andcorrespondingregulationsapplicabletoairambulances |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6adoptedbythedepartmentofhealthandseniorservices; |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7 (2)"Airambulanceregisteredprofessionalnurse",apersonlicensedasaregistered |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8professionalnurseinaccordancewithsections335.011to335.096andcorresponding |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9regulationsadoptedbythestateboardofnursing,20CSR2200-4,etseq.,whoprovides |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10registeredprofessionalnursingservicesasaflightnurseinconjunctionwithanairambulance |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11programthatiscertifiedinaccordancewithsections190.001to190.245andthe |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12correspondingregulationsapplicabletosuchprograms; |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13 (3)"Airambulanceregisteredrespiratorytherapist",apersonlicensedasaregistered |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14respiratorytherapistinaccordancewithsections334.800to334.930andcorresponding |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15regulationsadoptedbythestateboardforrespiratorycare,whoprovidesrespiratorytherapy |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16servicesinconjunctionwithanairambulanceprogramthatiscertifiedinaccordancewith |
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| 28 | 28 | | 17sections190.001to190.245andcorrespondingregulationsapplicabletosuchprograms; |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 (4)"Child",anynatural,illegitimate,adopted,orposthumouschildorstepchildofa |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19deceasedpublicsafetyofficerwho,atthetimeofthepublicsafetyofficer'sfatalityis: |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20 (a)Eighteenyearsofageorunder; |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21 (b)Overeighteenyearsofageandastudent,asdefinedin5U.S.C.Section8101;or |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22 (c)Overeighteenyearsofageandincapableofself-supportbecauseofphysicalor |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23mentaldisability; |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24 (5)"Emergencymedicaltechnician",apersonlicensedinemergencymedicalcarein |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25accordancewithstandardsprescribedbysections190.001to190.245andbyrulesadoptedby |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26thedepartmentofhealthandseniorservicesundersections190.001to190.245; |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27 (6)"Firefighter",anyperson,includingavolunteerfirefighter,employedbythestate |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28oralocalgovernmentalentityasanemployerdefinedundersubsection1ofsection287.030, |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29orotherwiseservingasamemberorofficerofafiredepartmenteitherforthepurposeofthe |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30preventionorcontroloffireortheunderwaterrecoveryofdrowningvictims; |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31 (7)"Flightcrewmember",anindividualengagedinflightresponsibilitieswithanair |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32ambulancelicensedinaccordancewithsections190.001to190.245andcorresponding |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33regulationsapplicabletosuchprograms; |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34 (8)"Killedinthelineofduty",whenanypersondefinedinthissectionloseshisor |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35herlifewhen: |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36 (a)Deathiscausedbyanaccidentorthewillfulactofviolenceofanother; |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37 (b)Thepublicsafetyofficerisintheactiveperformanceofhisorherdutiesinhisor |
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| 50 | 50 | | 38herrespectiveprofessionandthereisarelationshipbetweentheaccidentorcommissionof |
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| 51 | 51 | | 39theactofviolenceandtheperformanceoftheduty,eveniftheindividualisoffduty;the |
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| 52 | 52 | | 40publicsafetyofficeristravelingtoorfromemployment;orthepublicsafetyofficeristaking |
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| 53 | 53 | | 41anymealbreakorotherbreakwhichtakesplacewhilethatindividualisonduty; |
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| 54 | 54 | | 42 (c)Deathisthenaturalandprobableconsequenceoftheinjury;and |
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| 55 | 55 | | 43 (d)Deathoccurswithinthreehundredweeksfromthedatetheinjurywasreceived. |
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| 56 | 56 | | 44 |
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| 57 | 57 | | 45Thetermexcludesdeathresultingfromthewillfulmisconductorintoxicationofthepublic |
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| 58 | 58 | | 46safetyofficer.Thedivisionofworkers'compensationshallhavetheburdenofprovingsuch |
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| 59 | 59 | | 47willfulmisconductorintoxication; |
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| 60 | 60 | | 48 (9)"Lawenforcementofficer",anypersonemployedbythestateoralocal |
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| 61 | 61 | | 49governmentalentityasapoliceofficer,peaceofficercertifiedunderchapter590,orservingas |
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| 62 | 62 | | 50anauxiliarypoliceofficerorinsomelikepositioninvolvingtheenforcementofthelawand |
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| 63 | 63 | | 51protectionofthepublicinterestattheriskofthatperson'slife; |
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| 64 | 64 | | 52 (10)"Localgovernmentalentity",includescounties,municipalities,townships,board |
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| 65 | 65 | | 53orotherpoliticalsubdivision,citiesunderspecialcharter,orunderthecommissionformof |
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| 66 | 66 | | 54government,fireprotectiondistricts,ambulancedistricts,andmunicipalcorporations; |
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| 67 | 67 | | HB1584 2 55 (11)"Publicsafetyofficer",anylawenforcementofficer,firefighter,uniformed |
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| 68 | 68 | | 56employeeoftheofficeofthestatefiremarshal,emergencymedicaltechnician,policeofficer, |
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| 69 | 69 | | 57capitolpoliceofficer,paroleofficer,probationofficer,statecorrectionalemployee,water |
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| 70 | 70 | | 58safetyofficer,parkranger,conservationofficer,orhighwaypatrolmanemployedbythestate |
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| 71 | 71 | | 59ofMissouriorapoliticalsubdivisionthereofwhoiskilledinthelineofdutyorany |
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| 72 | 72 | | 60emergencymedicaltechnician,airambulancepilot,airambulanceregisteredprofessional |
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| 73 | 73 | | 61nurse,airambulanceregisteredrespiratorytherapist,orflightcrewmemberwhoiskilledin |
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| 74 | 74 | | 62thelineofduty; |
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| 75 | 75 | | 63 (12)"State",thestateofMissourianditsdepartments,divisions,boards,bureaus, |
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| 76 | 76 | | 64commissions,authorities,andcollegesanduniversities; |
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| 77 | 77 | | 65 (13)"Volunteerfirefighter",apersonhavingprincipalemploymentotherthanasa |
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| 78 | 78 | | 66firefighter,butwhoiscarriedontherollsofaregularlyconstitutedfiredepartmenteitherfor |
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| 79 | 79 | | 67thepurposeofthepreventionorcontroloffireortheunderwaterrecoveryofdrowning |
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| 80 | 80 | | 68victims,themembersofwhichareunderthejurisdictionofthecorporateauthoritiesofacity, |
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| 81 | 81 | | 69village,incorporatedtown,orfireprotectiondistrict.Volunteerfirefightershallnotmeanan |
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| 82 | 82 | | 70individualwhovolunteersassistancewithoutbeingregularlyenrolledasafirefighter. |
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| 83 | 83 | | 71 3.(1)Aclaimforcompensationunderthissectionshallbefiledbysurvivorsofthe |
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| 84 | 84 | | 72deceasedwiththedivisionofworkers'compensationnotlaterthanoneyearfromthedateof |
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| 85 | 85 | | 73deathofapublicsafetyofficer.Ifaclaimismadewithinoneyearofthedateofdeathofa |
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| 86 | 86 | | 74publicsafetyofficerkilledinthelineofduty,compensationshallbepaid,ifthedivisionfinds |
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| 87 | 87 | | 75thattheclaimantisentitledtocompensationunderthissection. |
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| 88 | 88 | | 76 (2)Theamountofcompensationpaidtotheclaimantshallbetwenty-fivethousand |
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| 89 | 89 | | 77dollars,subjecttoappropriation,fordeathoccurringonorafterJune19,2009. |
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| 90 | 90 | | 78 4.Anycompensationawardedundertheprovisionsofthissectionshallbedistributed |
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| 91 | 91 | | 79asfollows: |
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| 92 | 92 | | 80 (1)Tothesurvivingspouseofthepublicsafetyofficerifthereisnochildwho |
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| 93 | 93 | | 81survivedthepublicsafetyofficer; |
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| 94 | 94 | | 82 (2)Fiftypercenttothesurvivingchild,orchildren,inequalshares,andfiftypercent |
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| 95 | 95 | | 83tothesurvivingspouseifthereisatleastonechildwhosurvivedthepublicsafetyofficer,and |
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| 96 | 96 | | 84asurvivingspouseofthepublicsafetyofficer; |
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| 97 | 97 | | 85 (3)Tothesurvivingchild,orchildren,inequalshares,ifthereisnosurvivingspouse |
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| 98 | 98 | | 86ofthepublicsafetyofficer; |
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| 99 | 99 | | 87 (4)Ifthereisnosurvivingspouseofthepublicsafetyofficerandnosurvivingchild: |
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| 100 | 100 | | 88 (a)Tothesurvivingindividual,orindividuals,insharesperthedesignationor, |
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| 101 | 101 | | 89otherwise,inequalshares,designatedbythepublicsafetyofficertoreceivebenefitsunder |
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| 102 | 102 | | 90thissubsectioninthemostrecentlyexecuteddesignationofbeneficiaryofthepublicsafety |
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| 103 | 103 | | 91officeronfileatthetimeofdeathwiththepublicsafetyagency,organization,orunit;or |
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| 104 | 104 | | HB1584 3 92 (b)Tothesurvivingindividual,orindividuals,inequalshares,designatedbythe |
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| 105 | 105 | | 93publicsafetyofficertoreceivebenefitsunderthemostrecentlyexecutedlifeinsurancepolicy |
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| 106 | 106 | | 94ofthepublicsafetyofficeronfileatthetimeofdeathwiththepublicsafetyagency, |
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| 107 | 107 | | 95organization,orunitifthereisnoindividualqualifyingunderparagraph(a); |
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| 108 | 108 | | 96 (5)Tothesurvivingparent,orparents,inequalshares,ofthepublicsafetyofficerif |
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| 109 | 109 | | 97thereisnoindividualqualifyingundersubdivision(1),(2),(3),or(4)ofthissubsection;or |
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| 110 | 110 | | 98 (6)Tothesurvivingindividual,orindividuals,inequalshares,whowouldqualify |
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| 111 | 111 | | 99underthedefinitionoftheterm"child"butforageifthereisnoindividualqualifyingunder |
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| 112 | 112 | | 100subdivision(1),(2),(3),(4),or(5)ofthissubsection. |
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| 113 | 113 | | 101 5.Notwithstandingsubsection3ofthissection,nocompensationispayableunder |
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| 114 | 114 | | 102thissectionunlessaclaimisfiledwithinthetimespecifiedunderthissectionsettingforth: |
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| 115 | 115 | | 103 (1)Thename,address,andtitleordesignationofthepositioninwhichthepublic |
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| 116 | 116 | | 104safetyofficerwasservingatthetimeofhisorherdeath; |
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| 117 | 117 | | 105 (2)Thenameandaddressoftheclaimant; |
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| 118 | 118 | | 106 (3)Afull,factualaccountofthecircumstancesresultinginorthecourseofevents |
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| 119 | 119 | | 107causingthedeathatissue;and |
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| 120 | 120 | | 108 (4)Suchotherinformationthatisreasonablyrequiredbythedivision. |
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| 121 | 121 | | 109 |
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| 122 | 122 | | 110Whenaclaimisfiled,thedivisionofworkers'compensationshallmakeaninvestigationfor |
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| 123 | 123 | | 111substantiationofmatterssetforthintheapplication. |
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| 124 | 124 | | 112 6.Thecompensationprovidedforunderthissectionisinadditionto,andnot |
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| 125 | 125 | | 113exclusiveof,anypensionrights,deathbenefits,orothercompensationtheclaimantmay |
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| 126 | 126 | | 114otherwisebeentitledtobylaw. |
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| 127 | 127 | | 115 7.Neitheremployersnorworkers'compensationinsurersshallhavesubrogation |
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| 128 | 128 | | 116rightsagainstanycompensationawardedforclaimsunderthissection.Suchcompensation |
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| 129 | 129 | | 117shallnotbeassignable,shallbeexemptfromattachment,garnishment,andexecution,and |
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| 130 | 130 | | 118shallnotbesubjecttosetofforcounterclaim,orbeinanywayliableforanydebt,exceptthat |
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| 131 | 131 | | 119thedivisionorcommissionmayallowaslienonthecompensation,reasonableattorney'sfees |
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| 132 | 132 | | 120forservicesinconnectionwiththeproceedingsforcompensationiftheservicesarefoundto |
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| 133 | 133 | | 121benecessary.Suchfeesaresubjecttoregulationassetforthinsection287.260. |
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| 134 | 134 | | 122 8.Anypersonseekingcompensationunderthissectionwhoisaggrievedbythe |
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| 135 | 135 | | 123decisionofthedivisionofworkers'compensationregardinghisorhercompensationclaim, |
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| 136 | 136 | | 124maymakeapplicationforahearingasprovidedinsection287.450.Theprocedures |
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| 137 | 137 | | 125applicabletotheprocessingofsuchhearingsanddeterminationsshallbethoseestablishedby |
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| 138 | 138 | | 126thischapter.Decisionsoftheadministrativelawjudgeunderthissectionshallbebinding, |
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| 139 | 139 | | 127subjecttoreviewbyeitherpartyundertheprovisionsofsection287.480. |
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| 140 | 140 | | 128 9.Pursuanttosection23.253oftheMissourisunsetact: |
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| 141 | 141 | | HB1584 4 129 (1)Theprovisionsofthe[new] programauthorizedunderthissectionshall |
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| 142 | 142 | | 130automaticallysunset[six]twelveyearsafter[June19,2019] June30,2025, unless |
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| 143 | 143 | | 131reauthorizedbyanactofthegeneralassembly;and |
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| 144 | 144 | | 132 (2)Ifsuchprogramisreauthorized,theprogramauthorizedunderthissectionshall |
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| 145 | 145 | | 133automaticallysunsettwelveyearsaftertheeffectivedateofthereauthorizationofthissection; |
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| 146 | 146 | | 134and |
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| 147 | 147 | | 135 (3)ThissectionshallterminateonSeptemberfirstofthecalendaryearimmediately |
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| 148 | 148 | | 136followingthecalendaryearinwhichtheprogramauthorizedunderthissectionissunset. |
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| 149 | 149 | | 137 10.Theprovisionsofthissection,unlessspecified,shallnotbesubjecttoother |
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| 150 | 150 | | 138provisionsofthischapter. |
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| 151 | 151 | | 139 11.Thereisherebycreatedinthestatetreasurythe"LineofDutyCompensation |
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| 152 | 152 | | 140Fund",whichshallconsistofmoneysappropriatedtothefundandanyvoluntary |
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| 153 | 153 | | 141contributions,gifts,orbequeststothefund.Thestatetreasurershallbecustodianofthe |
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| 154 | 154 | | 142fundandshallapprovedisbursementsfromthefundinaccordancewithsections30.170and |
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| 155 | 155 | | 14330.180.Uponappropriation,moneyinthefundshallbeusedsolelyforpayingclaimsunder |
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| 156 | 156 | | 144thissection.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection33.080tothecontrary,anymoneys |
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| 157 | 157 | | 145remaininginthefundattheendofthebienniumshallnotreverttothecreditofthegeneral |
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| 158 | 158 | | 146revenuefund.Thestatetreasurershallinvestmoneysinthefundinthesamemannerasother |
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| 159 | 159 | | 147fundsareinvested.Anyinterestandmoneysearnedonsuchinvestmentsshallbecreditedto |
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| 160 | 160 | | 148thefund. |
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| 161 | 161 | | 149 12.Thedivisionshallpromulgaterulestoadministerthissection,includingbutnot |
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| 162 | 162 | | 150limitedtotheappointmentofclaimstomultipleclaimants,recordretention,andprocedures |
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| 163 | 163 | | 151forinformationrequests.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection |
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| 164 | 164 | | 152536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffective |
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| 165 | 165 | | 153onlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable, |
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| 166 | 166 | | 154section536.028.Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowers |
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| 167 | 167 | | 155vestedwiththegeneralassemblyunderchapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,or |
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| 168 | 168 | | 156todisapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantof |
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| 169 | 169 | | 157rulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterJune19,2009,shallbeinvalid |
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| 170 | 170 | | 158andvoid. |
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| 171 | 171 | | âś” |
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| 172 | 172 | | HB1584 5 |
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