AL HB386

Amends the Alabama workers' compensation law to expand the definition of occupational disease to explicitly include cancer of a firefighter and occupational post-traumatic stress disorder of a firefighter.

Establishes a rebuttable presumption that cancer in a paid firefighter arose from firefighting duties if the firefighter passed a pre-employment physical examination showing no cancer and demonstrates exposure to a known carcinogen.

Requires employers to prove by preponderance of the evidence that cancer was caused by means other than the firefighter's occupation to overcome the presumption and deny benefits.

Creates a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder diagnosed in a paid firefighter and reasonably linked to firefighting services arose from employment unless the employer proves by preponderance of evidence it was caused by other means.

Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.