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Indiana Code Title 5. State and Local Administration § 5-10-15-9

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 9. (a) An employee or former employee who:

(1) is diagnosed with an exposure related cancer, exposure related heart or lung disease, or exposure related Parkinson's disease that:

(A) requires medical treatment;  or

(B) results in total or partial disability;  and

(2) at the time of the diagnosis:

(A) is actively employed;  or

(B) has terminated employment not more than sixty (60) months earlier;

is presumed to have a disability incurred in the line of duty.

(b) The presumption described in subsection (a) may be rebutted by competent evidence.

(c) A meeting or hearing held to rebut the presumption described in subsection (a) may be held as an executive session under IC 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(1).

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