WA HB1070

Extends workers' compensation coverage for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as an occupational disease to correctional facility workers, adding them to existing protections for firefighters, law enforcement officers, public safety telecommunicators, and direct care registered nurses

Creates a prima facie presumption that PTSD is work-related for fully compensated correctional facility workers who have been employed for at least 90 consecutive days in Washington state

Defines "correctional facility worker" to include staff at state correctional facilities, community corrections officers, juvenile institution staff, and jail employees

Allows the PTSD presumption to extend after employment termination for three months per year worked, up to a maximum of 60 months after the last date of employment

Requires opposing parties to pay all reasonable appeal costs, including attorneys' fees and witness fees, when claims involving this presumption are ultimately approved; effective date is January 1, 2026