Nebraska Statutes
§ 35-1003 — Terms, defined
Nebraska·Ch. 35 Fire Companies and Firefighters
For purposes of the Firefighter Cancer Benefits Act:
(1)Cancer means:
(a)A disease (i) caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body or a malignant growth or tumor resulting from the division of abnormal cells and (ii) affecting the prostate, breast, or lung or the lymphatic, hematological, digestive, urinary, neurological, or reproductive system; or
(b)Melanoma; and
(2)Firefighter means:
(a)A firefighter or firefighter-paramedic who is a member of a paid fire department of a municipality or a rural or suburban fire protection district in this state, including a municipality having a home rule charter or a municipal authority created pursuant to a home rule charter that has its own paid fire department;
(b)A firefighter or firefighter-paramedic who is a m
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Legislative History
Source: Laws 2021, LB432, § 2.
Nearby Sections
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§ 35-1002
Act, how cited§ 35-1003
Terms, defined§ 35-1004
Benefits; entitled, when§ 35-1006
Benefits; maximum amount§ 35-1009
Reports; requirements§ 35-1010
Rules and regulations§ 35-104
Repealed. Laws 1955, c. 126, § 2