Proposed Rules Raise Many Questions on What Makes for PTSD

Six months after the Florida Legislature deemed post-traumatic stress disorder a workplace injury, and just days before the law takes effect, state regulators are still grappling with the essence of the issue: What horrible scenes qualify a first responder for compensation? The process may have opened a can of worms that could take a few years to fully resolve, stakeholders said Wednesday. “I don’t know where to begin on this,” said Dr. Carolyn Stimel, executive director of the Florida Psychological Association. “They’re saying that seeing someone with thei...