By Mr. Walsh of Boston, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2782) of Martin J. Walsh for legislation to include emergency medical technicians in the public safety employees line of duty death benefits.  Public Service.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Martin J. Walsh

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act further regulating EMS benefits.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

   SECTION 1. Chapter 32, Section 100 is hereby amended in line 14 after the word “death,” by inserting the following:— “or if an emergency medical technician is killed or sustains injuries in the performance of his duties which result in his death;” and is further amended by striking every instance therein where the following phrase appears: “firefighter, police officer or corrections officer” and inserting in place thereof the phrase:— “firefighter, police officer, corrections officer or municipal or public emergency medical technician.”

   SECTION 2. Chapter 32, Section 100A is hereby further amended by striking every instance therein where the following phrase appears:— “firefighter, police officer or corrections officer” and inserting in place thereof the following phrase:— “firefighter, police officer, corrections officer or municipal or public emergency medical technician.”