Medical condition | Presumptions shall not apply | Presumption shall apply |
Heart problems experienced within seventy-two hours of exposure to smoke, fumes, or toxic substance | Firefighters, EMTs, fire investigators, and law enforcement officers that are current smokers | Firefighters, EMTs, fire investigators, and law enforcement officers that never smoked tobacco |
Firefighters, EMTs, fire investigators, and law enforcement officers that are former smokers and last smoked less than two years prior to the cardiac event | Firefighters, EMTs, fire investigators, and law enforcement officers that are former smokers and last smoked two years or more prior to the cardiac event |
Asthma | Firefighters, EMTs, and fire investigators that are current smokers | Firefighters, EMTs, and fire investigators that never smoked tobacco |
Firefighters, EMTs, and fire investigators that are former smokers and last smoked less than five years before date of manifestation of the disease | Firefighters, EMTs, and fire investigators that are former smokers and last smoked five years or more before date of manifestation of the disease |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/emphysema/chronic bronchitis | Firefighters, EMTs, and fire investigators that are current smokers | Firefighters, EMTs, and fire investigators that never smoked tobacco |
Firefighters, EMTs, and fire investigators that are former smokers and last smoked less than 15 years before date of manifestation of the disease | Firefighters, EMTs, and fire investigators that are former smokers and last smoked 15 years or more before date of manifestation of the disease |
Lung cancer | Firefighters, EMTs, and fire investigators that are current smokers | Firefighters, EMTs, and fire investigators that never smoked tobacco |
Firefighters, EMTs, and fire investigators that are former smokers and last smoked less than 15 years before date of manifestation of the disease | Firefighters, EMTs, and fire investigators that are former smokers and last smoked 15 years or more before date of manifestation of the disease |
[Statutory Authority: RCW
51.04.020,
51.04.030, and
51.32.185. WSR 22-20-087, § 296-14-330, filed 10/4/22, effective 11/4/22. Statutory Authority: RCW
51.04.020,
51.32.185. WSR 03-12-046, § 296-14-330, filed 5/30/03, effective 7/1/03.]