HB1640--WORKERS'COMPENSATION
SPONSOR: Seitz
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPass"bytheStandingCommitteeon
PublicSafetybyavoteof6to0.
ThisbillrecognizesPosttraumaticStressDisorder(PTSD)asan
occupationaldisease,underChapter287,RSModealingwithWorkers
Compensation,whendiagnosedinspecifiedfirstresponders.
ThisbillisthesameasHB1249(2021).
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythat,underthisbill,PTSDisan
occupationaldiseasewhenitcomestofirstresponders. Inthe
past,emphasishasbeenplacedonphysicalhealthbutwehavecome
torealizethatmentalhealthisjustasimportant. Peoplewho
witnessorarethreatenedwithdeathorphysicalviolencecan
suffermentalissueslikePTSD.Thisisdesignedtohelpthosewho
helpus.Ourfirstrespondersdeserveandneedhelp.
TestifyingforthebillwereRepresentative Seitz;Christian
Salley;ClarkBogle;DarrylCoontz;JohnSpooner;JoshBoehm;
RaychelDooley;RickLawler;andArnieC.Dienoff.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonycanbefoundunderTestimonyonthebillpageon
theHousewebsite.