Governor Vetoes PTSD Coverage for First Responders

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte vetoed a bill that would have allowed workers' compensation coverage for first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. Gianforte said in his veto message that work comp coverage for post-traumatic stress disorder would be expensive for state taxpayers and unfair to other workers, such as nurses and social workers, who can also experience work-related PTSD. Senate Bill 394, by Sen. Cora Neumann, D-Bozeman, would have carved out an exception to the prohibition on work comp coverage for stress claims for firefighters, law enforcement and paramed...