MO SB238

Presumes that infectious diseases, lung/respiratory diseases, hypertension, and heart disease are incurred in the line of duty for paid firefighters with five years of service who passed a physical exam within five years before claiming disability or death benefits.

Requires firefighters to submit to annual physical examinations with blood tests to receive the presumption that an infectious disease was contracted in the line of duty.

Defines "infectious disease" to include HIV, AIDS, tuberculosis, hepatitis A-D, diphtheria, meningococcal meningitis, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, hemorrhagic fever, plague, rabies, and severe acute respiratory syndrome.

Presumes certain cancers (affecting skin, nervous, lymphatic, digestive, hematological, urinary, skeletal, oral, breast, testicular, genitourinary, liver, or prostate systems) as duty-related for retirement benefit computation purposes, unless proven the condition resulted from voluntary tobacco use.

Applies section 87.006 to paid members of all fire departments in counties, cities, towns, fire districts, and other governmental units in Missouri.