Minnesota SF2821 expands public safety officer death benefit law definitions and provides for retroactive benefit awards.

Minnesota SF2821 amends the public safety officer death benefit law by expanding the definition of "public safety officer" to include those exposed to infectious diseases such as COVID-19 and hepatitis. It also broadens the definition of "killed in the line of duty" to include deaths from certain infectious diseases, suicides related to posttraumatic stress disorder or traumatic events, and deaths from heart attacks, strokes, or vascular ruptures under specific conditions.

Minnesota SF2821 expands public safety officer death benefit law definitions and provides for retroactive benefit awards.

Minnesota SF2821 amends the public safety officer death benefit law by expanding the definition of "public safety officer" to include those exposed to infectious diseases such as COVID-19 and hepatitis. It also broadens the definition of "killed in the line of duty" to include deaths from certain infectious diseases, suicides related to posttraumatic stress disorder or traumatic events, and deaths from heart attacks, strokes, or vascular ruptures under specific conditions.