Bills Propose Study of Guidelines, Telehealth Evaluations and First Responder Benefits

Texas lawmakers on Monday introduced bills that would allow first responders declared permanently and totally disabled under federal criteria to receive lifetime indemnity benefits, allow telehealth evaluations for impairment and maximum improvement, and call for a study of treatment guidelines. House Bill 3120, by Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, R-Keller, would add a condition to the statute awarding lifetime indemnity benefits for first responders working for a self-insured political subdivision who are declared permanently and totally disabled by the federal Bureau of Justice Assistance under t...