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CT SB00105
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/16/2015
Primary Sponsor
Labor and Public Employees Committee
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AI Summary
- Expands workers' compensation coverage to include severe mental or emotional impairment diagnosed by a psychiatrist or psychologist when caused by an employee visually witnessing the death or maiming of another human being resulting from an act of violence
- Requires the witnessed death or maiming to be causally connected to the employee's employment and excludes deaths resulting from motor vehicle collisions
- Defines "maiming" as the loss of any member or organ and "immediate aftermath" as the scene where the death or maiming occurred for up to six hours after law enforcement secures it
- Maintains existing mental impairment coverage for police officers exposed to deadly force and firefighters diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder from witnessing a fellow firefighter's death in the line of duty
- Takes effect upon passage and repeals General Statutes Section 31-294h
Legislative Description
An Act Concerning Workers' Compensation Coverage And Severe Mental And Emotional Impairment.
Last Action
Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees
2/23/2015
Committee Referrals
Labor and Public Employees1/16/2015
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