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NY A04822
Bill
Status
2/6/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kwani O'Pharrow
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AI Summary
- Authorizes chief engineers or executive officers to approve immediate COVID-19 examinations, tests, treatment, and care for volunteer firefighters exposed during a state of emergency, prior to filing formal injury notices
- Extends the same authorization to captains or executive officers of ambulance departments for volunteer ambulance workers exposed to COVID-19 during line-of-duty service in a state of emergency
- Creates a legal presumption that COVID-19 exposure during a state of emergency caused disability or death for volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers who tested positive
- Presumes COVID-19-related disability or death was incurred in the line of duty and not due to the worker's own negligence, unless proven otherwise by competent evidence
- Entitles affected volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers to treatment, care, and disability benefits under their respective benefit laws
Legislative Description
Provides that if, as a result of services performed in line of duty during a state of emergency, a volunteer firefighter or volunteer ambulance worker is exposed to or comes in contact with COVID-19, the chief engineer or other executive officer of the fire department or fire company or the captain or other executive officer of the ambulance department, volunteer ambulance company or ambulance district of which they are a member may authorize such volunteer firefighter or volunteer ambulance worker to obtain such examinations, tests, treatment and care as are immediately necessary to determine whether they are injured; further grants a presumption that exposure to COVID-19 caused partial or total disability or death.
Last Action
referred to local governments
1/7/2026