General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5115
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 332
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
REP. DARGAN, 115th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5115
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 332
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
REP. DARGAN, 115th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to allow all first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of their duties to receive workers' compensation benefits.
Statement of Purpose:
To extend workers' compensation coverage for mental or emotional impairment to any volunteer or paid first responder diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.