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House adopts budget‑corrections bill that funds PTSI support for first responders and adjusts nursing‑home calculations
Summary
Conference amendments to HB 184 add $40 million to a PTSD/PTSI fund for first responders and include a court‑driven clarification on nursing‑home quality payments; sponsors called it a significant step for responders while some members warned of late‑hour additions and tradeoffs affecting elder care and child care funding.
The House on Nov. 18 adopted Senate amendments to a budget‑corrections bill (substitute House Bill 184) that contains an array of technical and programmatic changes, including $40 million appropriated to a state fund to cover post‑traumatic stress injury (PTSI) treatment for first responders.
Supporters framed the change as the long‑awaited funding mechanism for responders who suffer mental‑health injuries without a compensable physical wound.…
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