35-1003. Terms, defined.For purposes of the Firefighter Cancer Benefits Act:(1) Cancer means:(a) A disease (i) caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body or a malignant growth or tumor resulting from the division of abnormal cells and (ii) affecting the prostate, breast, or lung or the lymphatic, hematological, digestive, urinary, neurological, or reproductive system; or(b) Melanoma; and(2) Firefighter means:(a) A firefighter or firefighter-paramedic who is a member of a paid fire department of a municipality or a rural or suburban fire protection district in this state, including a municipality having a home rule charter or a municipal authority created pursuant to a home rule charter that has its own paid fire department;(b) A firefighter or firefighter-paramedic who is a member of a paid fire department of an airport authority; or(c) A volunteer firefighter who has been deemed an employee under subdivision (3) of section 48-115.Source Laws 2021, LB432, § 2.
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