Utah Code 34A-3-202. Workers’ compensation presumption for first responders
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(1) A first responder who claims to have contracted COVID-19 during the performance of the first responder’s duties as a first responder, is presumed to have contracted COVID-19 during the course of performing the first responder’s duties as a first responder if the first responder is diagnosed with COVID-19:
Terms Used In Utah Code 34A-3-202
- First responder: means :(1)(b)(i) a first responder as defined in Section 34A-2-102;(1)(b)(ii) an individual employed by:(1)(b)(ii)(A) a health care facility as defined in Section 26B-2-201;(1)(b)(ii)(B) an office of a physician, chiropractor, or dentist;(1)(b)(ii)(C) a nursing home;(1)(b)(ii)(D) a retirement facility;(1)(b)(ii)(E) a home health care provider;(1)(b)(ii)(F) a pharmacy;(1)(b)(ii)(G) a facility that performs laboratory or medical testing on human specimens; or(1)(b)(ii)(H) an entity similar to the entities listed in Subsections (1)(b)(ii)(A) through (G);(1)(b)(iii) an individual employed by, working with, or working at the direction of a local health department; or(1)(b)(iv) a volunteer, as defined in Section 67-20-2, providing services to a local health department in accordance with Title 67, Chapter 20, Volunteer Government Workers Act. See Utah Code 34A-3-201(1)(a) while employed or serving as a first responder; or(1)(b) if the first responder’s employment or service as a first responder terminates, within two weeks after the day on which the first responder’s employment or service terminates.
(2) A first responder who makes a claim under this part shall provide written documentation of a COVID-19 diagnosis to the first responder’s employer or insurer.