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Alaska Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 12, 2017) |
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Title 8. Labor and Workforce Development. |
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Part 8.1. Industrial Welfare. |
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Chapter 8.45. Compensation, Medical Benefits, and Proceedings Before the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board. |
Section 8.45.093. Qualifying medical examinations for certain firefighters.
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(a) A qualifying medical examination under AS 23.30.121(b)(3)(A) must occur no later than 30 days after an individual's employment as a firefighter. (b) A medical examination under AS 23.30.121(b)(3)(A) or (B) must consist of (1) a medical history, on a form prescribed by the department, completed by the firefighter, and reviewed by the examining physician; (2) measurement of the levels of the nicotine by-product cotinine in the blood of the firefighter being examined, and documentation of the measurement on a form prescribed by the department and completed by the examining physician; (3) a lung examination, documented on a form prescribed by the department and completed by the examining physician; the lung examination must include (A) pulmonary auscultation; (B) a baseline chest x-ray and, if indicated, subsequent annual x-rays; and (C) pulmonary function testing; and (4) a cardiac examination, documented on a form prescribed by the department and completed by the examining physician; the cardiac examination must include (A) cardiac auscultation; (B) an electrocardiogram; and (C) if the firefighter being examined is 40 years of age or older, or the examining physician considers it appropriate for a firefighter under 40 years of age, a stress electrocardiogram. (c) In addition to meeting the requirements of (b) of this section, a qualifying medical examination under AS 23.30.121(b)(3)(A) must include an initial screening for the cancers listed in AS 23.30.121(b)(1)(C). The screening must include a comprehensive history, complete physical and neurological examinations, blood chemistries, complete blood counts, urinalysis, and other diagnostic tests as indicated to screen for these cancers, each documented on a form prescribed by the department and completed by the examining physician.
Authorities
23.30.005;23.30.121