First Responder Mental Stress Bill Nearing Final Vote

The Utah state Senate is poised to give final approval to a bill that would appoint a task force to recommend ways of removing barriers to mental health treatment for first responders. House Bill 154, by Rep. Karen Kwan, D-Murray, would create the Mental Health Protections for First Responders Workgroup, with representatives from the legislature, insurers, first responders and public and private employer groups. Its mission would be to review barriers to mental health treatment for first responders, and statutory requirements for compensability of mental stress claims. The grou...