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Committee weighs SB394 to cover PTSD for first responders; sponsor disputes fiscal note
Summary
SB394 would create workers' compensation coverage for PTSD for certain first responders; sponsor Cora Newman and proponents argued the fiscal note overstates costs and cited out-of-state comparisons and RAND findings, while insurers and self-insured employers warned benefits increase costs and cited Maine and other jurisdictions.
Senate Finance and Claims heard SB394, a bill that would make post-traumatic stress disorder a compensable work-related injury for specified first responders. Sponsor Senator Cora Newman presented a rebuttal to the bill's fiscal note and said an amendment would narrow coverage and reduce projected claims. Newman called the fiscal estimate "overly conservative" and cited Florida, Oregon, and RAND research to argue actual costs would…
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