Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1066 By the Committee on Banking and Insurance; and Senators Burgess and Hooper 597-02658-22 20221066c1 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to workers compensation benefits for 3 first responders; amending s. 112.1815, F.S.; 4 providing that the time for specified notice in 5 certain cases of compensable posttraumatic stress 6 disorder is measured from the time of the qualifying 7 event or the diagnosis of the disorder, rather than 8 the manifestation of the disorder, whichever is later; 9 providing a declaration of important state interest; 10 providing an effective date. 11 12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13 14 Section 1.Paragraph (d) of subsection (5) of section 15 112.1815, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 16 112.1815Firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical 17 technicians, and law enforcement officers; special provisions 18 for employment-related accidents and injuries. 19 (5) 20 (d)The time for notice of injury or death in cases of 21 compensable posttraumatic stress disorder under this subsection 22 is the same as in s. 440.151(6) and is measured from one of the 23 qualifying events listed in subparagraph (a)2. or the diagnosis 24manifestationof the disorder, whichever is later. A claim under 25 this subsection must be properly noticed within 52 weeks after 26 the qualifying event or the diagnosis of the disorder, whichever 27 is later. 28 Section 2.The Legislature determines and declares that 29 this act fulfills an important state interest. 30 Section 3.This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.