Amended Presumption Bill Would Apply Retroactively to 2021

Members of the Arizona House of Representatives added five years of retroactive effect to a bill intended to close a loophole that carriers have allegedly used to deny cancer claims from first responders that are presumed to arise from employment under state law. The House on Monday voted 53-4 to send an amended SB 1215 back to the Senate. The amended bill would apply retroactively to June 30, 2021. SB 1215 would itemize the list of the eight specific types of cancer that are presumed to be compensable occupational diseases for peace officers, and the 23 cancers that are presumed to arise fr...