Arizona Revised Statutes Title 23. Labor § 23-1105. Heart-related, perivascular and pulmonary cases; firefighters; presumption; definition

A. A heart-related, perivascular or pulmonary injury, illness or death of a firefighter is presumed to be an occupational disease as defined in § 23-901, paragraph 13, subdivision (c), compensable pursuant to § 23-1043.01 and deemed to arise out of employment if all of the following apply:

B. The presumption provided in subsection A of this section may be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence that there is a specific cause of the heart-related, perivascular or pulmonary injury, illness or death other than the employment.

C. Subsection A of this section does not apply if there is evidence that the firefighter's exposure to cigarettes or tobacco products outside the scope of the firefighter's official duties is a substantial contributing cause in the development of the heart-related, perivascular or pulmonary injury, illness or death.

D. For the purposes of this section, “firefighter” means a firefighter or volunteer firefighter as described in § 23-901, paragraph 6, subdivision (d).