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Last action · January 13, 2026

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Introduced January 6, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB26

AN ACT relating to workers' compensation for first responders.

Amend KRS 342.0011, relating to workers' compensation, to expand the definition of "injury" to include psychological injuries for police officers, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, front-line staff members, or members of the National Guard; create a new section of KRS Chapter 342 to establish when psychological injuries are valid workers' compensation claims when not a direct result of a physical injury.

Emergency Medical Services Firefighters and Fire Departments Labor and Industry Mental Health Military Affairs and Civil Defense Occupations and Professions Peace Officers and Law Enforcement State Employees Workers Compensation

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This bill would expand Kentucky's workers' compensation system to cover psychological injuries for first responders and National Guard members, even when those injuries are not tied to a physical injury. It sets out specific conditions under which mental health claims by police officers, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, front-line staff, and National Guard members would be recognized as valid workers' compensation claims. Who it may affect: police officers, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, National Guard members, and front-line staff who experience work-related psychological injuries.

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