Arizona Revised Statues|Section 23-971 - Firefighter and fire investigator cancer claim information; data sharing; definitions

                                                




A. All insurance carriers, self-insuring employers and workers' compensation pools securing workers' compensation for firefighters and fire investigators pursuant to this chapter shall compile and report to the commission claim and claim reserve information for all cancer-related claims filed by or on behalf of firefighters and fire investigators.  

B. The information required by subsection A of this section shall include all of the following:

1. The type of cancer.

2. The total claim costs.

3. The claim reserved by the insurance carrier, self-insuring employer or workers' compensation pool.

4. Any other information requested by the commission.  

C. Notwithstanding subsections A and B of this section, the commission may not require or obtain any personally identifiable information for any claimant.

D. The commission shall compile and make available to insurance carriers, rating organizations, employers, public safety workers and workers' compensation pools the claim-related information collected pursuant to this section to assist with the setting of workers' compensation insurance rates and to ensure the adequate reserving for cancer claims for the class codes associated with firefighters and fire investigators.

E. For the purposes of this section, "firefighter" and "fire investigator" have the same meanings prescribed in section 23-901.09.