A new group of amendments has been passed as the province of Saskatchewan is looking to bolster provisions in The Workers' Compensation Act, 2013.
One part of these amendments is making sure that wildland fire fighters have better access to presumptive cancer coverage.
"We are delivering on safety for wildland firefighters with the extension of presumptive cancer coverage for 22 types of cancer," said Deputy Premier and Minister Responsible for the Workers' Compensation Board Jim Reiter. "We are also expanding coverage for out-of-province workers whose normal place of residence is Canada."
A number of other changes were included in the amendments, such as:
- Ensuring chiropractors, health care professionals, physicians and psychiatrists licensed in other jurisdictions are covered.
- Allowing board members to complete proceedings after their term expires.
- Enabling regulations to specify how the Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board publishes appeal tribunal decisions.
The province will be putting those amendments into force through an Order in Council later this year.