OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
Legislative Office Building, Room 5200
Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 240-0200
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sSB-321
AN ACT EXPANDING WORKERS' COMPENSATION COVERAGE
FOR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS INJURIES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
Primary Analyst: LD 3/29/22
Contributing Analyst(s):
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $
Various State Agencies GF - Potential
Cost
See Below See Below
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact:
Municipalities Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $
Various Municipalities STATE
MANDATE
1
- Potential
Cost
See Below See Below
Explanation
The bill results in a potential cost to the state and various
municipalities to the extent that an employee applies for Worker's
Compensation benefits and meets the condition of the bill.
For reference, this bill expands eligibility for workers’ compensation
benefits for post-traumatic stress injuries (PTSI) to cover all employees
covered by the workers’ compensation law. Current law generally limits
eligibility for PTSI benefits to certain first responders (e.g., police
officers, firefighters, emergency medical service personnel, and
1
State mandate is defined in Sec. 2-32b(2) of the Connecticut General Statutes, "state
mandate" means any state initiated constitutional, statutory or executive action that
requires a local government to establish, expand or modify its activities in such a way
as to necessitate additional expenditures from local revenues. 2022SB-00321-R000250-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
emergency 9-1-1 dispatchers) who are diagnosed with PTSI as a direct
result of certain qualifying events that occur in the line of duty. The bill
allows any employee covered by workers’ compensation law to qualify
for the benefits if the same qualifying events occur in the course of the
employee’s employment.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation.