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.
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.
Senate Bill 632 would grant these workers presumptions for musculoskeletal injuries, COVID-19, respiratory disease, cancer, and PTSD.
Law enforcement officers and emergency medical responders will receive the same benefits previously granted to fire fighters.
In addition to now covering skin cancer, the state will handle cancer cases differently and adjust the five-year service requirement.
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.
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.
If enacted, the bill would apply to outdoor workers and those who work with animals.
Legislation passed in 2024 that granted the presumption to all workers has been rolled back.
If passed, House Bill 2197 would extend coverage to bladder cancer, mesothelioma, and testicular cancer.
The bill would require that deceased workers had received an opioid prescription for their workplace injury.
If passed, the presumption would apply to police officers, fire fighters, EMTs, and “frontline staff” which includes other occupations.
Statutes from 1965 did not define what constitutes “heart disease” and these new bills would provide definitions that expand the presumption.
