N.Y. General Municipal Law § 207-kk: Disabilities of firefighters in certain cities caused by cancer

* § 207-kk. Disabilities of firefighters in certain cities caused by

cancer. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter to the

contrary, any condition of impairment of health caused by (i) any

condition of cancer affecting the lymphatic, digestive, hematological,

urinary, neurological, breast, reproductive, endocrine/thyroid or

prostate systems or (ii) melanoma resulting in total or partial

disability or death to a paid member of a fire department in a city with

a population of one million or more, or any retired member of such

department who has been retired for five or less years, who successfully

passed a physical examination on entry into the service of such

department, which examination failed to reveal any evidence of such

condition, shall be presumptive evidence that it was incurred in the

performance and discharge of duty unless the contrary be proved by

competent evidence. The provisions of this section shall remain in full

force and effect pursuant to section four hundred eighty of the

retirement and social security law.

* NB Expires per § 480 of the retirement and social security law