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IL HB3081

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/18/2021

Primary Sponsor

Kambium Buckner

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Origin

House of Representatives

102nd General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act to establish a rebuttable presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in firefighters, EMTs, EMT-Is, A-EMTs, and paramedics arises out of and is causally connected to their employment hazards.

  • Applies the presumption only to employees who have worked in these positions for at least 5 years at the time they file an Application for Adjustment of Claim.

  • Exempts private employer EMTs, EMT-Is, A-EMTs, and paramedics whose work is primarily non-emergency medical transfers between medical care facilities.

  • Specifies that findings under this PTSD presumption are not admissible or res judicata in separate disability claims under the Illinois Pension Code for the same medical condition.

Legislative Description

WORKERS COMP COVER PTSD

Last Action

Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/27/2021

Committee Referrals

Rules3/27/2021
Wage Policy and Study3/24/2021
Labor & Commerce3/16/2021
Rules2/19/2021

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