The bill would require that deceased workers had received an opioid prescription for their workplace injury.
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.
The updates vary across each state and for different occupations, but the trend of more PTSD presumptions around the country continues.
Connecticut, Hawaii, Mississippi & Nebraska each introduced bills that would create or expand cancer presumptions.
The bill would apply when repetitive and sustained physical stress have occurred over a period of time.
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.
Senate Bill 228 would allow for PTSD coverage in first responders outside of incidents involving death, loss of a body part, or loss of body function.
House Bill 87 would make acute myeloid leukemia the 22nd cancer covered in the firefighter presumption.
Senate Bill 454 proposes an infertility presumption for firefighters and EMTs for male and female reproductive systems.
