{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-23-1105","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 23-1105","heading":"Heart-related, perivascular and pulmonary cases; firefighters; presumption; definition","body":"A. A heart-related, perivascular or pulmonary injury, illness or death of a firefighter is presumed to be an occupational disease as defined in section 23-901, paragraph 13, subdivision (c), compensable pursuant to section 23-1043.01 and deemed to arise out of employment if all of the following apply:\n\n1. The firefighter passed a physical examination before employment and the examination did not indicate evidence of heart-related, perivascular or pulmonary injury or illness.\n\n2. The firefighter received a physical examination that is reasonably aligned with the national fire protection association standard on comprehensive occupational medical program for fire departments (NFPA 1582).\n\n3. The firefighter was exposed to a known event and the heart-related, perivascular or pulmonary injury, illness or death occurred within twenty-four hours after the exposure and was reasonably related to the exposure.\n\nB. The presumption provided in subsection A of this section may be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence that there is a specific cause of the heart-related, perivascular or pulmonary injury, illness or death other than the employment.\n\nC. Subsection A of this section does not apply if there is evidence that the firefighter's exposure to cigarettes or tobacco products outside the scope of the firefighter's official duties is a substantial contributing cause in the development of the heart-related, perivascular or pulmonary injury, illness or death.\n\nD. For the purposes of this section, \"firefighter\" means a firefighter or volunteer firefighter as described in section 23-901, paragraph 6, subdivision (d).","path":["Title 23 Labor"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/23/01105.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"62cd5e024a93176d07e225dd204b4ceea06bafe106c8b4bf0e7a2374584f9eb8","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-23-1104","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-23-1301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}