SB 1342

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2021 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 12, 2021
  • Senate
  • House
  • Governor

Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for COVID-19.

Abstract

Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for COVID-19. Establishes a presumption that COVID-19 causing the death or disability of firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, law-enforcement officers, and correctional officers is an occupational disease compensable under the Workers' Compensation Act. The bill provides that the COVID-19 virus is established by a positive diagnostic test for COVID-19, an incubation period consistent with COVID-19, and signs and symptoms of COVID-19 that require medical treatment. The bill provides that such presumption applies to any death or disability occurring on or after March 12, 2020, caused by infection from the COVID-19 virus, provided that for any such death or disability that occurred on or after March 12, 2020, and prior to December 31, 2021, the claimant received a diagnosis of COVID-19 from a licensed physician, after either a presumptive positive test or a laboratory confirmed test for COVID-19, and presented with signs and symptoms of COVID-19 that required medical treatment. This bill was incorporated into SB 1375.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Feb 02, 2021

Senate

Incorporated by Finance and Appropriations (SB1375-Saslaw) (16-Y 0-N)

Jan 25, 2021

Senate

Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)

Senate

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Jan 22, 2021

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB1342)

Jan 12, 2021

Senate

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101518D

Senate

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101518D HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB1342F122.PDF PDF

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