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PERS rule and SB 588 amendment aim to speed disability approvals for first responders with PTSD
Summary
Sponsor and PERS staff described a dash-1 amendment to Senate Bill 588 and a PERS rulemaking that together would create a rebuttable presumption for members who have qualifying workers' compensation claims, adjust timelines for contested-case referrals, and add flexibility for irregular earned income during periodic reviews.
Senate District 20 Senator Mark Meek and staff from the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) briefed the Senate Committee on Labor and Business on Feb. 27 about Senate Bill 588 and a dash-1 amendment intended to improve PERS disability processes for police officers and firefighters.
Senator Meek said the amendment’s purpose is to ensure that law enforcement officers and firefighters with post-traumatic stress disorder or other disabling conditions may access full disability benefits and receive timely consideration of their…
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