Rhode Island § 45-19.1-3 § 45-19.1-3. Occupational cancer disability for fire fighters.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 45-19.1-3 — § 45-19.1-3. Occupational cancer disability for fire fighters.

Rhode Island § 45-19.1-3

Title 45Towns and cities

Ch. 45-19.1Cancer Benefits for Fire Fighters

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-19.1-3 (2026).

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§ 45-19.1-3. Occupational cancer disability for fire fighters.
(a) Any fire fighter, including one employed by the state, or a municipal fire fighter
            employed by a municipality that participates in the optional retirement for police
            officers and fire fighters, as provided in chapter 21.2 of this title, who is unable
            to perform their duties in the fire department by reason of a disabling occupational
            cancer which develops or manifests itself during a period while the fire fighter is
            in the service of the department, and any retired member of the fire department of
            any city or town who develops occupational cancer, is entitled to receive an occ

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§ 45-19.1-3. Occupational cancer disability for fire fighters.

(a) Any fire fighter, including one employed by the state, or a municipal fire fighter employed by a municipality that participates in the optional retirement for police officers and fire fighters, as provided in chapter 21.2 of this title, who is unable to perform their duties in the fire department by reason of a disabling occupational cancer which develops or manifests itself during a period while the fire fighter is in the service of the department, and any retired member of the fire department of any city or town who develops occupational cancer, is entitled to receive an occupational cancer disability, and they are entitled to all of the benefits provided for in chapters 19, 21 and 21.2 of this title and chapter 10 of title 36 if the fire fighter is employed by the state.

(b) The provisions of this section apply retroactively in the case of any retired member of the fire department of any city or town.

(c) The provisions of this section shall apply to all fire fighters employed by any municipality notwithstanding contrary provisions of any special statute or public law pertaining to municipal pension benefits, any municipal charter, and/or any municipal ordinance.

Legislative History

P.L. 1986, ch. 68, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 154, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 252, § 1; P.L. 2025, ch. 442, § 1, effective July 3, 2025; P.L. 2025, ch. 443, § 1, effective July 3, 2025.