20 CFR 718.302

§ 718.302 Relationship of pneumoconiosis to coal mine employment.

United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective

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Citation: 20 CFR 718.302, § 718.302 Relationship of pneumoconiosis to coal mine employment, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/82080
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If a miner who is suffering or suffered from pneumoconiosis was employed for ten years or more in one or more coal mines, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the pneumoconiosis arose out of such employment. (See § 718.203.)

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.