{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-35-1003","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-1003","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-1003","body":"For purposes of the Firefighter Cancer Benefits Act:\n\n(1) Cancer means:\n\n(a) A disease (i) caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body or a malignant growth or tumor resulting from the division of abnormal cells and (ii) affecting the prostate, breast, or lung or the lymphatic, hematological, digestive, urinary, neurological, or reproductive system; or\n\n(b) Melanoma; and\n\n(2) Firefighter means:\n\n(a) A firefighter or firefighter-paramedic who is a member of a paid fire department of a municipality or a rural or suburban fire protection district in this state, including a municipality having a home rule charter or a municipal authority created pursuant to a home rule charter that has its own paid fire department;\n\n(b) A firefighter or firefighter-paramedic who is a member of a paid fire department of an airport authority; or\n\n(c) A volunteer firefighter who has been deemed an employee under subdivision (3) of section 48-115 .","path":["NE Code","Chapter 35"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=35-1003","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"7c76224a331d42dcaa4e683098a77b513d63ad969ff21e1f066f83c7992a9075","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-35-1002","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-35-1004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}