REGINA — Amendments to The Workers' Compensation Act, 2013, have been passed to ensure wildland firefighters have access to presumptive cancer coverage.
Housekeeping amendments to improve clarity and consistency within the act include:
- Ensuring chiropractors, health-care professionals, physicians and psychiatrists licensed in other jurisdictions are covered;
- Allowing board members to complete proceedings after their term expires; and
- Enabling regulations to specify how the Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board publishes appeal tribunal decisions.
The amended provisions will come into force on order in council later this year.
The document can be found .
