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Idaho

Coverage: Heart disease, Lung disease, Infectious disease

Code Part: Idaho Statutes TITLE 72 WORKER'S COMPENSATION AND RELATED LAWS -- INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION, CHAPTER 4, BENEFITS 72-438. OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES.

Description: TITLE 72 WORKER'S COMPENSATION AND RELATED LAWS -- INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION, CHAPTER 4, BENEFITS 72-438. OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES.12) Cardiovascular or pulmonary or respiratory diseases of a paid fireman, employed by a municipality, village or fire district as a regular member of a lawfully established fire department, caused by overexertion in times of stress or danger or by proximate exposure or by cumulative exposure over a period of four (4) years or more to heat, smoke, chemical fumes or other toxic gases arising directly out of, and in the course of, his employment. (13) Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), AIDS related complexes (ARC), other manifestations of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections, infectious hepatitis viruses and tuberculosis in any occupation involving exposure to human blood or body fluids. Recognizing that additional toxic or harmful substances or matter are continually being discovered and used or misused, the above enumerated occupational diseases are not intended to be exclusive, but such additional diseases shall not include hazards which are common to the public in general and which are not within the meaning of section 72-102(21)(a), Idaho Code, and the diseases enumerated in subsection (12) pertaining to paid firemen shall not be subject to the limitations prescribed in section 72-439, Idaho Code.

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