Section 3212.9 Of Chapter 1. General Provisions From California Labor Code >> Division 4. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 1.
3212.9
. In the case of a member of a police department of a city,
county, or city and county, or a member of the sheriff's office of a
county, or a member of the California Highway Patrol, or a county
probation officer, or an inspector or investigator in a district
attorney's office of any county whose principal duties consist of
active law enforcement service, when that person is employed on a
regular, full-time salary, or in the case of a member of a fire
department of any city, county, or district, or other public or
municipal corporation or political subdivision, or any county
forestry or firefighting department or unit, when those members are
employed on a regular full-time salary, excepting those whose
principal duties are clerical or otherwise do not clearly fall within
the scope of active law enforcement or firefighting, such as
stenographers, telephone operators, and other officeworkers, the term
"injury" includes meningitis that develops or manifests itself
during a period while that person is in the service of that
department, office, or unit. The compensation that is awarded for the
meningitis shall include full hospital, surgical, medical treatment,
disability indemnity, and death benefits as provided by the
provisions of this division.
The meningitis so developing or manifesting itself shall be
presumed to arise out of and in the course of the employment. This
presumption is disputable and may be controverted by other evidence,
but unless so controverted, the appeals board is bound to find in
accordance with it. This presumption shall be extended to a person
following termination of service for a period of three calendar
months for each full year of the requisite service, but not to exceed
60 months in any circumstance, commencing with the last date
actually worked in the specified capacity.