| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to labor |
| May 13, 2019 |
print number 5292a |
| May 13, 2019 |
amend (t) and recommit to labor |
| Apr 23, 2019 |
referred to labor |
Senate Bill S5292A
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 26th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee
Actions
Bill Amendments
2019-S5292 - Details
2019-S5292 - Summary
Relates to benefits for police officers, correction officers, firefighters, and other emergency personnel diagnosed with PTSD by making their injury compensable if it cannot be shown, by a preponderance of evidence, that the PTSD was caused by factors unrelated to their occupation.
2019-S5292 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5292
SPONSOR: GOUNARDES
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the workers' compensation law, in
relation to benefits for police officers, firefighters, and other emer-
gency personnel diagnosed with PTSD
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To ensure that New York's first responders are rightfully compensated
for their service, specifically when they suffer from Post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of their duty to the people of New
York. This bill adds PTSD to the list of eligible medical conditions for
workers' compensation.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one of the bill amends subdivision 3 of section 10 of the Work-
ers' Compensation law by adding a new paragraph (c). The new paragraph
explains that a diagnosis of PTSD from a psychologist or psythiatrist to
a police officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, paramedic,
2019-S5292 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5292
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 23, 2019
___________
Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor
AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to benefits
for police officers, firefighters, and other emergency personnel diag-
nosed with PTSD
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 10 of the workers' compensation
law is amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
(C) WHERE A POLICE OFFICER, FIREFIGHTER, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN,
PARAMEDIC, EMERGENCY DISPATCHER OR OTHER PERSON CERTIFIED TO PROVIDE
MEDICAL CARE IN EMERGENCIES IS DIAGNOSED BY A PSYCHIATRIST OR PSYCHOL-
OGIST TO HAVE POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, IT SHALL BE PRESUMED TO
HAVE BEEN INCURRED DURING SERVICE IN THE LINE OF DUTY AND SHALL BE
COMPENSABLE, UNLESS IT IS SHOWN BY A PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE THAT
THE POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER WAS CAUSED BY NONSERVICE-CONNECTED
RISK FACTORS OR NONSERVICE-CONNECTED EXPOSURE. SUCH PERSON WHO IS DIAG-
NOSED WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER WITHIN THREE YEARS OF THE LAST
ACTIVE DATE OF EMPLOYMENT AS A POLICE OFFICER, FIREFIGHTER, EMERGENCY
MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, PARAMEDIC, EMERGENCY DISPATCHER OR OTHER PERSON
CERTIFIED TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE IN EMERGENCIES SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR
BENEFITS UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06188-01-9
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 13th Senate District
2019-S5292A (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S5292A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to benefits for police officers, correction officers, firefighters, and other emergency personnel diagnosed with PTSD by making their injury compensable if it cannot be shown, by a preponderance of evidence, that the PTSD was caused by factors unrelated to their occupation.
2019-S5292A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5292A
SPONSOR: GOUNARDES
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the workers' compensation law, in
relation to benefits for police officers, correction officers, fire-
fighters, and other emergency personnel diagnosed with PTSD
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To ensure that New York's first responders are rightfully compensated
for their service, specifically when they suffer from Post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of their duty to the people of New
York, this bill adds PTSD to the list of eligible medical conditions for
workers' compensation.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one of the bill amends subdivision 3 of section 10 of the Work-
ers' Compensation law by adding a new paragraph (c). The new paragraph
explains that a diagnosis of PTSD from a psychologist or psychiatrist to
a police officer, correction officer, firefighter, emergency medical
2019-S5292A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5292--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 23, 2019
___________
Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to benefits
for police officers, correction officers, firefighters, and other
emergency personnel diagnosed with PTSD
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 10 of the workers' compensation
law is amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
(C) WHERE A POLICE OFFICER, CORRECTION OFFICER, FIREFIGHTER, EMERGENCY
MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, PARAMEDIC, EMERGENCY DISPATCHER OR OTHER PERSON
CERTIFIED TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE IN EMERGENCIES IS DIAGNOSED BY A
PSYCHIATRIST OR PSYCHOLOGIST TO HAVE POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, IT
SHALL BE PRESUMED TO HAVE BEEN INCURRED DURING SERVICE IN THE LINE OF
DUTY AND SHALL BE COMPENSABLE, UNLESS IT IS SHOWN BY A PREPONDERANCE OF
THE EVIDENCE THAT THE POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER WAS CAUSED BY
NONSERVICE-CONNECTED RISK FACTORS OR NONSERVICE-CONNECTED EXPOSURE.
SUCH PERSON WHO IS DIAGNOSED WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER WITHIN
THREE YEARS OF THE LAST ACTIVE DATE OF EMPLOYMENT AS A POLICE OFFICER,
CORRECTION OFFICER, FIREFIGHTER, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, PARAMED-
IC, EMERGENCY DISPATCHER OR OTHER PERSON CERTIFIED TO PROVIDE MEDICAL
CARE IN EMERGENCIES SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS UNDER THIS SUBDIVI-
SION.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06188-03-9
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