FL H0451

Expands Florida Statute 112.1815 to include 911 public safety telecommunicators alongside first responders (law enforcement, firefighters, EMTs, paramedics) for employment-related accident and injury benefits

Allows 911 public safety telecommunicators to receive medical benefits under s. 440.13 for mental or nervous injuries arising from employment, even without accompanying physical injury

Requires mental or nervous injuries for telecommunicators to be demonstrated by clear and convincing evidence when occurring as a manifestation of a compensable injury

Exempts 911 public safety telecommunicator benefits from temporary benefits limitations under s. 440.093, though they do not receive the same permanent psychiatric impairment benefit exemptions as first responders

Effective date: July 1, 2026