The bill applies to firefighters, law enforcement officers, certain prison workers, and others.
The bill applies to firefighters, law enforcement officers, certain prison workers, and others.
The bill would apply to hospital workers who provide direct patient care in an acute care hospital.
Legislation passed in 2024 that granted the presumption to all workers has been rolled back.
If passed, the presumption would apply to police officers, fire fighters, EMTs, and “frontline staff” which includes other occupations.
Along with the supervised therapeutic use, the bill would implement a sales tax, public education, and much more.
The updates vary across each state and for different occupations, but the trend of more PTSD presumptions around the country continues.
One bill would create the presumption, while another would shift the burden of proof to the employing entity and any party attacking the presumption.
Three separate bills were introduced, two which increase maximum duration of benefits, while one would expand benefits to dispatchers.
A bill passed in December 2024 created a mental injury presumption for all workers, but now regulators seek to limit that law with a new bill.
House Bill 82 would indefinitely extend presumptions that are set to expire October 1st.
