Allows first responders who are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder to request line of duty sick leave.
Allows first responders who are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder to request line of duty sick leave.
Provides line of duty sick leave for first responders who are diagnosed with or display symptoms of a pandemic virus.
Provides line of duty sick leave for first responders who are diagnosed with or display symptoms of a pandemic virus.
Directs the commissioner of health, in conjunction with the commissioners of mental health and veterans' services, to conduct a study on the use of ibogaine as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, and the increasing rate of PTSD diagnoses in veterans and first responders.
Implements a presumption of performance of duty disability for post-traumatic stress disorder in certain employees of Suffolk county.
Establishes a pilot program which shall provide support services to volunteer certified first responders suffering from the effects of traumatic stress related to the performance of their duties.
Establishes a hyperbaric oxygen therapy pilot program to treat veterans suffering from traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Establishes "The Bart Law"; requires a hyperbaric oxygen therapy pilot program to treat veterans suffering from traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Requires the same benefits and services for post-traumatic stress disorder for emergency dispatchers and correction officers as are afforded police and firefighters.