These practitioners must hold a master’s degree and a terminal license within their profession.
These practitioners must hold a master’s degree and a terminal license within their profession.
Up to 12 hours of counseling must be provided by workers’ comp – with up to 24 hours more if a mental health professional finds it necessary.
Set to expire on October 30th, the state’s PTSD presumption no longer faces an expiration date.
Law enforcement officers and emergency medical responders will receive the same benefits previously granted to fire fighters.
Senate Bill 219 allows for psilocybin therapy for the treatment of PTSD, treatment-resistant depression, and more.
The existing presumption only applies to firefighters and law enforcement officers, while this new bill would apply to other first responders.
A new qualifying event would include witnessing a serious physical injury that does not result in death or permanent disfigurement.
Mental health nurse practitioners must hold a master’s degree and a terminal license within their profession.
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.
