Legislation
SECTION 169
Presumptive evidence
Workers' Compensation (WKC) CHAPTER 67, ARTICLE 8-A
§ 169. Presumptive evidence. 1. The board shall accept the
certifications of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention World
Trade Center Health Program as presumptive evidence of causation of
certified illnesses pursuant to 42 USC 300mm for claims filed for
conditions of impairment of health or death pursuant to a qualifying
condition.
2. Notwithstanding section eighteen or twenty-eight of this chapter,
any claimant who filed a claim or claims that were denied prior to the
effective date of this section may refile such claim or claims within
two years of the effective date of this section.
certifications of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention World
Trade Center Health Program as presumptive evidence of causation of
certified illnesses pursuant to 42 USC 300mm for claims filed for
conditions of impairment of health or death pursuant to a qualifying
condition.
2. Notwithstanding section eighteen or twenty-eight of this chapter,
any claimant who filed a claim or claims that were denied prior to the
effective date of this section may refile such claim or claims within
two years of the effective date of this section.