VA HB 1775

Title: Workers' compensation; anxiety disorder or depressive disorder incurred by law-enforcement officers.
Author: Israel D. O'Quinn

Summary
Workers' compensation; post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder, or depressive disorder; law-enforcement officers and firefighters. Provides that an anxiety disorder or depressive disorder, as both are defined in the bill, incurred by a law-enforcement officer or firefighter is compensable under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act on the same basis as post-traumatic stress disorder, except in the case of responding to crime scenes for investigation. The bill provides that a mental health professional must diagnose the covered individual as suffering from anxiety disorder or depressive disorder as a result of a qualifying event, defined in the bill as an incident or exposure occurring in the line of duty on or after July 1, 2023, and includes other conditions for compensability. This bill is identical to SB 904.

Status
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0243)

Bill Documents
VA HB 1775 - House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted

VA HB 1775 - Printed as engrossed 23101844D-E

VA HB 1775 - House amendments adopted

VA HB 1775 - House committee amendments reported

VA HB 1775 - Committee substitute printed 23106570D-S1

VA HB 1775 - Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101844D

VA HB 1775 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0243)

VA HB 1775 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1775ER)

VA HB 1775 - Conference amendments

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Israel O'Quinn - R
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