Section 4402 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Labor Code >> Division 4. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 11. >> Article 1.
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. (a) "Asbestosis" means any pathology, whether or not combined
with preexisting pathology, which results in disability or need for
medical treatment from inhalation of asbestos fibers.
(b) "Asbestos worker" means any person whose occupation subjected
him or her to an exposure to asbestos fibers.
(c) "Asbestos workers' benefits" means temporary total disability
benefits, permanent total disability benefits, death benefits, and
medical benefits.
(d) "Dependents" means, and is limited to, a surviving spouse who
at the time of injury was dependent on the deceased asbestos worker
for half or more of his or her support, and minor children of the
deceased asbestos worker.