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NY A08037
Bill
Status
4/22/2025
Primary Sponsor
Christopher Eachus
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AI Summary
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Amends General Municipal Law sections 207-a and 207-c to explicitly include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a compensable disability for firefighters, police officers, correction officers, and other emergency personnel
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PTSD diagnosis must be made by a psychiatrist or psychologist to qualify for benefits
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Creates a legal presumption that PTSD was incurred during line-of-duty service, shifting the burden of proof to employers
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Employers must pay full salary/wages and cover all medical treatment until the disability ceases, unless they can prove by preponderance of evidence that PTSD was caused solely by nonservice-connected factors
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Applies to personnel in cities under one million population, towns, villages, fire districts, county sheriff departments, LIRR police, district attorney investigators, and other specified emergency roles
Legislative Description
Relates to benefits for police officers, correction officers, firefighters, and other emergency personnel diagnosed with PTSD by making their injury compensable if it cannot be shown, by a preponderance of evidence, that the PTSD was caused by factors unrelated to their occupation.
Last Action
referred to local governments
1/7/2026