MN HF3873

Amends Minnesota Statutes section 176.011, subdivision 15, to define "mental impairment" as post-traumatic stress disorder diagnosed by a licensed psychiatrist or psychologist, using the most recently published Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

Creates a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is an occupational disease for police officers, firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, licensed nurses providing emergency care, forest officers, state correctional officers, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, Minnesota State Patrol members, and conservation officers who develop the condition without prior diagnosis.

Excludes mental impairment from occupational disease compensation if it results from disciplinary action, work evaluation, job transfer, layoff, demotion, promotion, termination, retirement, or similar good faith employer actions.

Provides that multiple compensable mental impairment claims arising from a single event or occurrence constitute a single loss occurrence for insurance purposes under section 79.34, subdivision 2.

Maintains existing presumptions for physical diseases (myocarditis, coronary sclerosis, pneumonia) and occupational cancers for law enforcement and firefighting personnel, and infectious disease presumptions for emergency responders.