{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-654","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 5-654","heading":"Presumption as to disability or death from infectious disease.","body":"(a)\nA member shall be presumed to have a performance-of-duty injury or illness that is covered by this subchapter and Chapter 7 of this title, unless such presumption is overcome by a preponderance of evidence to the contrary or the member is disqualified from the presumption pursuant to § 5-655, if:\n(1)\nThe member has been diagnosed with hepatitis, meningococcal meningitis, tuberculosis, or human immunodeficiency virus (\"HIV\");\n(2)\nThe member has had a documented exposure to blood or bodily fluids during the performance of job duties;\n(3)\nThe hepatitis, meningococcal meningitis, tuberculosis, or HIV results in the member's inability to perform the full range of duties or in death;\n(4)\nThe member has undergone a pre-employment physical examination and the was found, at the time of the examination, to be free of the performance-of-duty injury or illness underlying the presumption provided for in this subsection; and\n(5)\nThe member, upon request of the Director, submits to a physical examination conducted by physicians selected by the Director.\n\n(b)\nAn EMS employee shall be presumed to have an occupation disease suffered in the line of duty that is covered by Chapter 6 of Title 1, unless such presumption is overcome by a preponderance of evidence to the contrary or the member is disqualified from the presumption pursuant to § 5-655, if:\n(1)\nThe EMS employee has been diagnosed with hepatitis, meningococcal meningitis, tuberculosis, or human immunodeficiency virus (\"HIV\");\n(2)\nThe EMS employee has had a documented exposure to blood or bodily fluids during the performance of job duties;\n(3)\nThe hepatitis, meningococcal meningitis, tuberculosis, or HIV results in the EMS employee's injury, as defined by § 1-623.01(5), or in death;\n(4)\nThe EMS employee has undergone a pre-employment physical examination and the EMS employee was found, at the time of the examination, to be free of the occupational disease underlying the presumption provided for in this subsection; and\n(5)\nThe EMS employee, upon request of the Director, submits to a physical examination conducted by physicians selected by the Director.","path":["Title 5. Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences.","Chapter 6A. Police and Firefighters Limited Duty.","Subchapter II. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Employee Presumptive Disability."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/5-654","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"38e4a96f4522f95d44db910ea76ee6fa70c46172cbf80d8288464e257a332616","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-653","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-655"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}