Washington SB6180 removes tobacco use as a qualifier for occupational disease presumption in firefighters and law enforcement officers.

Washington SB6180 amends the state's workers' compensation law to remove tobacco use as a qualifier for the presumption of occupational disease in firefighters and law enforcement officers. The bill ensures that firefighters and law enforcement officers who develop heart problems, infectious diseases, or posttraumatic stress disorder are presumed to have contracted these conditions in the line of duty. The presumption applies regardless of tobacco use history.

Washington SB6180 removes tobacco use as a qualifier for occupational disease presumption in firefighters and law enforcement officers.

Washington SB6180 amends the state's workers' compensation law to remove tobacco use as a qualifier for the presumption of occupational disease in firefighters and law enforcement officers. The bill ensures that firefighters and law enforcement officers who develop heart problems, infectious diseases, or posttraumatic stress disorder are presumed to have contracted these conditions in the line of duty. The presumption applies regardless of tobacco use history.