For a public safety officer who contracts tuberculosis it is?

• A. not compensable
• B. presumed compensable
• C. not sure
• D. compensable with proof

Answer: (C)

Public safety officers often have a workers’ compensation presumption for certain infectious diseases contracted in the line of duty, and tuberculosis is one of the diseases included. This means that when a public safety officer is diagnosed with TB, the illness is presumed to be work-related, making the claim compensable without the officer having to prove exactly how or where the exposure occurred. The presumption helps ensure quicker access to benefits, though it is typically rebuttable: an employer can introduce evidence showing the TB originated outside of work or from non-employment factors, in which case the claim could be challenged. In short, tuberculosis for a public safety officer is treated as compensable under the presumption, with the possibility of rebuttal if nonwork factors are established.