Bill Would Make PTSD Coverage Permanent

A bill by the Idaho state House of Representatives Commerce and Human Resources Committee would ensure workers’ compensation continues to cover first responders’ claims for post-traumatic stress disorder past this summer. The committee’s bill, HB 18, would repeal a sunsetting statute that would automatically repeal a law enacted in 2019 declaring that PTSD is a compensable condition for first responders who have clear and convincing evidence that it was caused by an event or events arising out of and in the course of employment. Before Gov. Brad Little signed SB 1028 in 201...