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Senate Passes PTSD Bill

Thursday, February 18, 2021 | 0

The Wisconsin Senate has approved a bill that would make post-traumatic stress disorder a compensable condition without an accompanying physical injury. The Senate on Tuesday voted 32-0 in favor of SB 11, co-sponsored by Sen. Andre Jacque, D-DePere. It now goes to the House, where a similar measure died last year. The bill would make firefighters and law enforcement officers eligible for 32 weeks of benefits if they are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. State comp law currently requires that mental injuries be accompanied by a physical injury or must be the result of unusually s...

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