Lawmaker Aims to Make His State the Latest With PTSD Comp Coverage

When the Pennsylvania General Assembly returns for its fall session Tuesday, one of the first items lawmakers will consider is a bill that would make post-traumatic stress disorder a compensable condition for first responders. Rep. Stephen Barrar, a Republican and chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, drafted House Bill 432 and plans on bringing it up for a vote as soon as Sept. 23, according to a legislative staff member and municipal association officials. “He wants to run with it pretty soon, from what we hear, and it seems to have a lot of...