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Bill Proposes Expanding PTSD Presumption to Cover State First Responders

Friday, December 20, 2024 | 0

Texas lawmakers introduced a bill that would expand the number of police, firefighters and emergency medical technicians who qualify for a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is a compensable injury. The PTSD presumption lawmakers created in 2017 applied to peace officers, emergency medical technicians and firefighters employed by a political subdivision of the state. Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, introduced House Bill 1667 on Wednesday. It would expand the presumption to first responders working for the state as well as its political subdivisions. The bill would als...

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