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AR HB1813
Bill
Status
3/28/2017
Primary Sponsor
David Hillman
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AI Summary
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Amends Arkansas Code § 11-9-508(a) to establish that rabies exposure from animal bites is covered under workers' compensation law as an injury
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Designates rabies as a highly contagious and potentially deadly infectious disease when exposure results from a bite by a rabies-infected animal
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Requires employers to promptly provide reasonably necessary medical treatment to employees exposed to rabies
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Defines "reasonably necessary medical treatment" to include all diagnostic and preventive measures for detection, diagnosis, and prevention of rabies
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Approved March 27, 2017
Legislative Description
To Provide For The Treatment Of Rabies Under The Workers' Compensation Law; And To Amend Portions Of The Workers' Compensation Law That Resulted From Initiated Measure 1948, No. 4.
Last Action
Notification that HB1813 is now Act 658
3/28/2017