Committee considers pilot allowing PTSD treatment before workers-comp claim adjudication
House Bill 2405 would create a pilot at the Department of Labor & Industries authorizing up to 11 treatment sessions for PTSD prior to claim adjudication and additional sessions later if needed; agency and worker advocates said timely access matters while some advocates urged technical changes.
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House Bill 2405, presented in committee Jan. 21, would establish a pilot at the Department of Labor and Industries allowing authorization of a diagnostic interview and up to 11 treatment sessions for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) before workers' compensation claim adjudication, with the option for up to six additional sessions within a year of claim closure where needed.
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