{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-180e","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-180e","heading":"Determination of whether death of emergency medical service personnel caused by a cardiac event, stroke or pulmonary embolism occurred in line of duty.","body":"If the death of any emergency medical service personnel, as defined in section 19a-175, is caused by a cardiac event, stroke or pulmonary embolism that occurred not later than twenty-four hours after such personnel concluded a shift or training, the service chief, or other administrative head, of such personnel's department, service, company or emergency medical service organization, as defined in section 19a-175, shall have the authority to determine whether such personnel died in the line of duty, unless a local charter or ordinance in effect on October 1, 2024, provides the authority to a different individual or entity to make such determination. Such declaration by a chief or administrative head shall not be used as evidence for a workers' compensation claim under chapter 568.","path":["TITLE 19a. PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELL-BEING","CHAPTER 368d*. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_368d.htm#sec_19a-180e","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:03Z","sha256":"118d55571f7302d46c3d7bb695d0741299ecf5231647f4ce75012406422870ed","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-180d","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-181"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}