(a) This section applies to peace officers, as defined in subdivision (b) of § 830.1 of the Penal Code, subdivisions (e), (f), and (g) of § 830.2 of the Penal Code, and corpsmembers, as defined by § 14302 of the Public Resources Code, and other employees at the California Conservation Corps classified as any of the following:

Title Need help with an employment contract? Have it reviewed by a lawyer, get answers to your questions and move forward with confidence. Connect with a lawyer now Terms Used In California Labor Code 3212.12 Department: means Department of Industrial Relations. See California Labor Code 19 Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other. Person: means any person, association, organization, partnership, business trust, limited liability company, or corporation. See California Labor Code 18	Class
Backcounty Trails Camp Supervisor, California Conservation Corps ……………………	1030
Conservationist I, California Conservation Corps ……………………	1029
Conservationist II, California Conservation Corps ……………………	1003
Conservationist II, Nursery California Conservation Corps ……………………	7370

(b) The term “injury,” as used in this division, includes Lyme disease that develops or manifests itself during a period in which any person described in subdivision (a) is in the service of the department.

(c) The compensation that is awarded for Lyme disease shall include full hospital, surgical, medical treatment, disability indemnity, and death benefits, as provided by this division.

(d) Lyme disease so developing or manifesting itself in these cases shall be presumed to arise out of and in the course of the employment. This presumption is disputable and may be controverted by evidence that the Lyme disease is not reasonably linked to the work performance. Unless so controverted, the appeals board shall find in accordance with the presumption. This presumption shall be extended to a person described in subdivision (a) following termination of service for a period of three calendar months for each full year of the requisite service, but not to exceed 60 months in any circumstance, commencing with the last date actually worked in the specified capacity.

(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 876, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)