HH Secretary Tommy G Thompson newl...

HH Secretary Tommy G Thompson newly proposed a plan to create a smallpox vaccination compensation program that would provide benefits to public health and medical answer team members who are injured as a arise of receiving the smallpox vaccine. The propos compensation program includes four proper states similar to the Public Safety Officers Benefit (PSOB) compensation program that exists for police officers and firefighters. subject to the PSOB program, the federal direction currently pays a $262,100 death and a $262100 permanent and total disability benefit to police officers and firefighters. The HH benefit package would create a benefit pattern based on the PSOB's compensation program for death and disability caused by way of the administration of the smallpox vaccine. Compensation for temporary or partial disability benefit would compensate bodily forms for two thirds of wasted wages after the fifth day of missed work, up to a maximum of $50000 This benefit would be secondary to any workers' compensation or disability insurance benefits. HH would also compensate individuals for their reasonable out-of-pocket medical costs for other than minor injuries. This plan would also compensate third parties who contract vaccinia from public health and medical reply team workers who have been vaccinated.

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