Senate Bill (SB) 1443: occupational disease; post-traumatic stress disorder
Sponsor: Senator Steve Smith
Overview: SB 1443 places post-traumatic stress disorder as an occupational disease.
League Position: OPPOSE - The League opposes this bill due to cost concerns
Summary: SB 1443 expands the list of occupational diseases for firefighters and peace officers to include post-traumatic stress disorder, and that the disorder is deemed to arise out of their employment.
Updates
03/10/15: from Senate rules okay.
02/19/15: from Senate pub-mil-tech with amendment
02/18/15: The bill passed the Senate Public Safety and Military Technology Committee by a vote of 6-0.