Tex. Government Code § 607.054
TUBERCULOSIS OR OTHER RESPIRATORY ILLNESS
Texas · Texas Government Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Government Code § 607.054, TUBERCULOSIS OR OTHER RESPIRATORY ILLNESS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/657624
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(a) A firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical technician who suffers from tuberculosis, or any other disease or illness of the lungs or respiratory tract that has a statistically positive correlation with service as a firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical technician, that results in death or total or partial disability is presumed to have contracted the disease or illness during the course and scope of employment as a firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical technician.
(b) This section does not apply to a claim that a firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical technician suffers from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).