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.

Introduced: February 11, 2025

Last action: February 14, 2025

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This bill would expand Kentucky's workers' compensation system to cover psychological injuries, such as trauma or mental health conditions, suffered by first responders and certain other personnel, even when those injuries are not tied to a physical injury. Currently, workers' compensation for psychological harm is more limited, and this bill would create a new legal standard for when those mental health claims qualify for benefits. Who it may affect: police officers, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, front-line staff, and members of the National Guard.

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