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Committee hears bill to clarify workers’‑comp date of injury for first responders with PTSD
Summary
Senate Bill 28 would change how the date of injury is determined for first responders diagnosed with acute stress disorder or PTSD, dating the injury to the last injurious exposure or the date the employee first knew of the condition; the committee heard support from firefighters and legal experts.
Senate Bill 28 would change workers’‑comp procedure by treating acute stress disorder and post‑traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as occupational conditions whose date of injury is the last injurious exposure or the date the employee first became aware of the condition, rather than the date of first exposure.
Sponsor Senator Regina Burtzel said the bill targets situations in which first responders accumulate traumatic…
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