BILL NO. 103
(as introduced)
1st Session, 65th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
3 Charles III, 2025
Private Member's Public Bill
Supporting Mine Rescue Workers Act
Kendra Coombes
Cape Breton Centre–Whitney Pier
First Reading: March 20, 2025
Second Reading:
Third Reading:
Explanatory Note
This Bill adds mine rescue workers to the list of occupations subject to the presumptive coverage for post-traumatic stress disorder.
An Act to Amend Chapter 10
of the Acts of 1994-95,
the Workers’ Compensation Act,
to Support Mine Rescue Workers
Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:
1 This Act may be cited as the Supporting Mine Rescue Workers Act.
2 Clause 12A(1)(a) of Chapter 10 of the Acts of 1994-95, the Workers' Compensation Act, as enacted by Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2017, is amended by adding ", mine rescue worker" immediately after "firefighter".
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