By: Canales H.B. No. 34
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to presumptive coverage for first responders that contract
COVID-19.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 607.054, Government Code, is amended as
follows:
Section 607.054. TUBERCULOSIS, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, OR
OTHER RESPIRATORY ILLNESS. A public safety employee [firefighter,
peace officer, or emergency medical technician] who is diagnosed
with the virus SARS-CoV-2 or with coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) by a test approved by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, suffers from tuberculosis, or any other disease or
illness of the lungs or respiratory tract that has a statistically
positive correlation with service as a firefighter, peace officer,
or emergency medical technician, that results in death or total or
partial disability is presumed to have contracted the disease or
illness during the course and scope of employment as a firefighter,
peace officer, or emergency medical technician.
Section 2. This Act takes effect immediately.