IL HB1292

Adds post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to the list of conditions that are rebuttably presumed to be work-related for firefighters, emergency medical technicians (EMT, EMT-I, A-EMT), and paramedics

The presumption means PTSD will be assumed to arise out of and be causally connected to the hazards of employment, shifting the burden to employers to prove otherwise in workers' compensation claims

Employees must have worked at least 5 years as a firefighter, EMT, or paramedic before the presumption applies to their claim

The presumption does not apply to EMTs or paramedics employed by private companies who primarily perform non-emergency medical transfers between facilities

Joins existing presumptions already in place for these workers covering bloodborne pathogens, MRSA, lung/respiratory disease, heart/vascular conditions, hypertension, tuberculosis, cancer, hernia, and hearing loss