By: Deuell | S.B. No. 2419 |
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relating to preventive treatment for state employees exposed to | ||
certain contagious diseases while performing duties of employment. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 607.001, Government Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 607.001. DEFINITIONS [ |
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(1) "Public[ |
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officer, fire fighter, detention officer, county jailer, or | ||
emergency medical services employee of this state or a political | ||
subdivision of this state. | ||
(2) "State employee" means an employee of this state. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 607.002, Government Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 607.002. REIMBURSEMENT. A public safety employee or a | ||
state employee who is exposed to a contagious disease is entitled to | ||
reimbursement from the employing governmental entity for | ||
reasonable medical expenses incurred in treatment for the | ||
prevention of the disease if: | ||
(1) the disease is not an "ordinary disease of life" as | ||
that term is used in the context of a workers' compensation claim; | ||
(2) the exposure to the disease occurs during the | ||
course of the employment; and | ||
(3) the employee requires preventative medical | ||
treatment because of exposure to the disease. | ||
SECTION 3. Section 607.003, Government Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 607.003. PHYSICIAN OF CHOICE. A public safety | ||
employee or a state employee who is exposed to a disease described | ||
by Section 607.002 is entitled to be treated for the prevention of | ||
that disease by the physician of the employee's choice. | ||
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |