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FL H0337
Bill
Status
Failed
5/5/2023
Primary Sponsor
Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee
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AI Summary
- Creates s. 112.18156, F.S., making PTSD suffered by 911 public safety telecommunicators and crime scene investigators a compensable occupational disease under workers' compensation when the disorder results from acting within the course of employment and is diagnosed by a licensed psychiatrist
- Qualifying triggering events include directly witnessing deaths involving grievous bodily harm, deaths of minors, homicides, mass killings, decedents in advanced decomposition, and verbally aiding callers treating persons who subsequently die — with the disorder required to be demonstrated by clear and convincing medical evidence
- Benefits do not require a physical injury and are exempt from apportionment for preexisting PTSD, limitations on temporary benefits under s. 440.093, and the 1-percent cap on permanent psychiatric impairment benefits under s. 440.15(3)
- Claims must be properly noticed within 52 weeks after the qualifying event or the PTSD diagnosis, whichever is later, and employing agencies must provide educational training on mental health awareness, prevention, mitigation, and treatment
- Requires the Department of Financial Services to adopt rules specifying injuries qualifying as "grievous bodily harm of a nature that shocks the conscience," with an effective date of July 1, 2023
Legislative Description
Workers' Compensation Benefits for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Last Action
Died in Commerce Committee
5/5/2023
Committee Referrals
Commerce Committee3/28/2023
Appropriations3/23/2023
Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee3/9/2023
Insurance And Banking Subcommittee2/1/2023
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