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ME · LD82FINAL · 5 COSPONSORS

An Act to Amend the Workers' Compensation Laws by Extending Indefinitely the Presumption Applying to Law Enforcement Officers, Corrections Officers, E-9-1-1 Dispatchers, Firefighters and Emergency Medical Services Persons Diagnosed with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

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This bill indefinitely extends a current law that helps certain workers get workers' compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Currently, law enforcement officers, corrections officers, 9-1-1 dispatchers, firefighters, and emergency medical services personnel diagnosed with work-related PTSD are presumed to have gotten it from their job, making it easier to receive benefits. This presumption was set to end on October 1, 2025, but this bill removes that end date.

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