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NY A04915
Bill
Status
2/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Stacey Pheffer Amato
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AI Summary
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Establishes a legal presumption that heart disease causing disability or death in Nassau County Police Department ambulance and police medic personnel was incurred in the line of duty
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Covers ambulance medical technicians, ambulance medical coordinators, police medics, police medic supervisors, bureau directors of police emergency ambulance services, and related positions
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Requires members to have passed a physical examination upon entry to service that showed no evidence of heart disease or impairment for the presumption to apply
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Presumption can be rebutted by competent evidence proving the condition was not work-related
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Nassau County bears all implementation costs, including an estimated $51,400 one-time past service cost and approximately $30,000 in additional annual contributions starting fiscal year 2026
Legislative Description
Provides a performance of duty presumption for diseases of the heart for members who serve as an ambulance medical technician, ambulance medical coordinator, ambulance medical technician/supervisor or a member who performs ambulance medical technician related services, or a police medic, police medic coordinator, police medic supervisor, bureau director police emergency ambulance services - county, assistant bureau director police emergency ambulance services - county, or a member who performs police medic or police emergency ambulance related services and is employed in the Nassau county police department.
Last Action
substituted by s3488
6/17/2025