Relates to the disability retirement for safety and security officers

This bill, S 8159, modifies disability retirement provisions for security hospital treatment assistants and other qualifying safety and security officers. It establishes presumptions for certain medical conditions, making it easier for these officers to qualify for performance of duty disability retirement. Specifically, if an officer contracts HIV, tuberculosis, or hepatitis after potential exposure to bodily fluids from confined individuals, it is presumed to be duty-related. Similarly, heart disease resulting in disability or death is presumed duty-related if the officer passed an entry physical without prior heart issues. These presumptions mean the condition is considered work-related unless proven otherwise by competent evidence.