N.Y. Workers’ Compensation Law 163 – Notice; participants in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery and clean-up operations
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§ 163. Notice; participants in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery and clean-up operations. The notice requirements for injury or death resulting from a qualifying condition for a participant in World Trade Center rescue, recovery and clean-up operations shall be the same as set forth in section eighteen of this chapter, except that the notice shall be given to the employer, or in the case of a volunteer, to the board, within two years after the disablement of the participant or after the participant knew or should have known that the qualifying condition was causally related to his or her participation in World Trade Center rescue, recovery and clean-up operations, whichever is the later date.
Terms Used In N.Y. Workers' Compensation Law 163
- Qualifying condition: means any of the following diseases or conditions resulting from a hazardous exposure during participation in World Trade Center rescue, recovery or clean-up operations:
(a) Diseases of the upper respiratory tract and mucosae, including conditions such as conjunctivitis, rhinitis, sinusitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis, vocal cord disease, upper airway hyper-reactivity and tracheo-bronchitis, or a combination of such conditions;
(b) Diseases of the lower respiratory tract, including but not limited to bronchitis, asthma, reactive airway dysfunction syndrome, and different types of pneumonitis, such as hypersensitivity, granulomatous, or eosinophilic;
(c) Diseases of the gastroesophageal tract, including esophagitis and reflux disease, either acute or chronic, caused by exposure or aggravated by exposure;
(d) Diseases of the psychological axis, including post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, or any combination of such conditions; or
(e) New onset diseases resulting from exposure as such diseases occur in the future including cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asbestos-related disease, heavy metal poisoning, musculoskeletal disease and chronic psychological disease. See N.Y. Workers' Compensation Law 161