AL HB10

Establishes a rebuttable presumption that certified firefighters employed by municipalities for 10 or more years who develop certain cancers have occupational diseases caused by job duties.

Applies the presumption to firefighters exposed to heat, smoke, fumes, radiation, or known carcinogens as defined by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.

Limits covered cancers to bladder, brain, colon, liver, pancreas, skin, kidney, gastrointestinal, reproductive tract cancers, plus leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, prostate cancer, and testicular cancer, or other cancers with statistically significant increased risk in firefighters.

Extends the presumption to previously employed firefighters for 10 years after their last date of service.

Qualifies affected firefighters and their heirs for all rights and benefits related to occupational disease under state law, effective the first day of the third month following passage and Governor approval.