AZ HB2204

Extends workers' compensation coverage for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to first responders, including peace officers, firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and public safety telecommunicators employed by the state or political subdivisions.

Adds "first responder" and "public safety telecommunicator" as defined terms in Arizona's workers' compensation statutes, with public safety telecommunicators specifically including 911 dispatchers and emergency communications center employees.

Allows employees currently receiving licensed counseling one year from their last counseling visit to file a workers' compensation claim, rather than one year from when the injury occurred.

Creates a new section 23-1106 specifically addressing PTSD cases for first responders as a compensable occupational disease under workers' compensation law.

Repeals the sunset provision (Laws 2016, chapter 240, section 2, as amended) that would have terminated previous first responder PTSD coverage provisions.