Jill Vogel
- Republican
Workers' compensation; post-traumatic stress disorder; law-enforcement officers and firefighters. Provides that post-traumatic stress disorder incurred by a law-enforcement officer or firefighter is compensable under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act if a mental health professional examines a law-enforcement officer or firefighter and diagnoses the individual as suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the individual's undergoing a qualifying event, defined as an incident or exposure occurring in the line of duty on or after July 1, 2020, (i) resulting in serious bodily injury or death to any person or persons; (ii) involving a minor who has been injured, killed, abused, or exploited; (iii) involving an immediate threat to life of the claimant or another individual; (iv) involving mass casualties; or (v) responding to crime scenes for investigation. Other conditions for compensability include (a) if the post-traumatic stress disorder resulted from the law-enforcement officer or firefighter acting in the line of duty and, in the case of a firefighter, such firefighter complied with certain federal Occupational Safety and Health Act standards; (b) if the law-enforcement officer's or firefighter's undergoing of a qualifying event was a substantial factor in causing his post-traumatic stress disorder; (c) if such qualifying event, and not another event or source of stress, was the primary cause of the post-traumatic stress disorder; and (d) if the post-traumatic stress disorder did not result from any disciplinary action, work evaluation, job transfer, layoff, demotion, promotion, termination, retirement, or similar action of the officer or firefighter. The measure also establishes requirements for resilience and self-care technique training. The bill incorporates SB 741 and SB 924 and is identical to HB 438.
Workers' compensation; post-traumatic stress disorder; law-enforcement officers and firefighters. Provides that post-traumatic stress disorder incurred by a law-enforcement officer or firefighter is compensable under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act if a mental health professional examines a law-enforcement officer or firefighter and diagnoses the individual as suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the individual's undergoing a qualifying event, defined as an incident or exposure occurring in the line of duty on or after July 1, 2020, (i) resulting in serious bodily injury or death to any person or persons; (ii) involving a minor who has been injured, killed, abused, or exploited; (iii) involving an immediate threat to life of the claimant or another individual; (iv) involving mass casualties; or (v) responding to crime scenes for investigation. Other conditions for compensability include (a) if the post-traumatic stress disorder resulted from the law-enforcement officer or firefighter acting in the line of duty and, in the case of a firefighter, such firefighter complied with certain federal Occupational Safety and Health Act standards; (b) if the law-enforcement officer's or firefighter's undergoing of a qualifying event was a substantial factor in causing his post-traumatic stress disorder; (c) if such qualifying event, and not another event or source of stress, was the primary cause of the post-traumatic stress disorder; and (d) if the post-traumatic stress disorder did not result from any disciplinary action, work evaluation, job transfer, layoff, demotion, promotion, termination, retirement, or similar action of the officer or firefighter. The measure also establishes requirements for resilience and self-care technique training. The bill incorporates SB 741 and SB 924.
Workers' compensation; post-traumatic stress disorder; law-enforcement officers and firefighters. Provides that post-traumatic stress disorder incurred by a law-enforcement officer or firefighter is compensable under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act if a mental health professional examines a law-enforcement officer or firefighter and diagnoses the individual as suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the individual's undergoing a qualifying event, which includes an event occurring in the line of duty on or after July 1, 2020, in which a law-enforcement officer or firefighter views a deceased minor, witnesses the death of a person or an incident involving the death of a person, witnesses an injury to a person who subsequently dies, has physical contact with and treats an injured person who subsequently dies, transports an injured person who subsequently dies, or witnesses a traumatic physical injury that results in the loss of a vital body part or a vital body function that results in permanent disfigurement of the victim. Other conditions for compensability include (i) if the post-traumatic stress disorder resulted from the law-enforcement officer or firefighter acting in the line of duty and, in the case of a firefighter, such firefighter complied with certain federal Occupational Safety and Health Act standards; (ii) if the law-enforcement officer's or firefighter's undergoing a qualifying event was a substantial factor in causing his post-traumatic stress disorder; (iii) if such qualifying event, and not another event or source of stress, was the primary cause of the post-traumatic stress disorder; and (iv) if the post-traumatic stress disorder did not result from any disciplinary action, work evaluation, job transfer, layoff, demotion, promotion, termination, retirement, or similar action of the officer or firefighter. The measure establishes procedural requirements on employers that contest a claim for such benefits. The measure also establishes requirements for resilience and self-care technique training.
Amendments specific and severable (40-Y 0-N)
Enacted, Chapter 1262 (effective 7/1/20)
Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
Signed by President as reenrolled
Reenrolled bill text (SB561ER2)
Reenrolled
Governor's recommendation adopted
VOTE: (92-Y 0-N)
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (92-Y 0-N)
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
Impact statement from DPB (SB561S3)
Governor's substitute printed 20110012D-S3
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 11, 2020
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 4, 2020
Signed by Speaker
Signed by President
Impact statement from DPB (SB561ER)
Enrolled
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Read second time
Reported from Labor and Commerce (21-Y 0-N)
Impact statement from DPB (SB561S2)
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Read first time
Placed on Calendar
Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 2-N)
Passed by for the day
Read second time
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB561S2
Committee substitute agreed to 20106824D-S2
Reading of substitute waived
Committee substitute rejected 20105715D-S1
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
Committee substitute printed 20106824D-S2
Incorporates SB741 (McPike)
Impact statement from DPB (SB561S1)
Incorporates SB924 (Cosgrove)
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Committee substitute printed 20105715D-S1
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (12-Y 3-N)
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104533D
Bill Text Versions | Format |
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Impact statement from DPB (SB561S1) | HTML |
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB561S2 | HTML |
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB561ER) | HTML |
Impact statement from DPB (SB561S3) | HTML |
Reenrolled bill text (SB561ER2) | HTML |
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1262) | HTML |
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Amendment: SB561AG | HTML |
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