ND HB1060

Extends workers' compensation presumption of compensability to full-time correctional officers employed by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, granting them the same benefits currently available to firefighters and law enforcement officers

Covered conditions for correctional officers include lung or respiratory disease, hypertension, heart disease, and bloodborne pathogen exposure occurring in the course of employment

Cardiac events (heart attack, stroke, vascular rupture) occurring within 48 hours of strenuous physical correctional officer activity or training are presumed compensable

Correctional officers must complete 5 years of continuous service and pass a medical examination to qualify; tobacco users must provide yearly documentation of 2 years tobacco-free

Defines "correctional officer" as an individual who completed the department's basic correctional officer course and is employed full-time to provide supervision and security at a correctional facility