VA SB 904

Title: Workers' compensation; anxiety disorder or depressive disorder incurred by law-enforcement officers.
Author: William Robert DeSteph Jr.

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 HB 1775.

Status
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0244)

Bill Documents
VA SB 904 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB904ER)
2023-01-05 - VA SB 904 (Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB904ER))

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VA SB 904 - Committee substitute printed 23106901D-H1
2023-01-05 - VA SB 904 (Committee substitute printed 23106901D-H1)

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VA SB 904 - Committee substitute printed 23104402D-S1
2023-01-05 - VA SB 904 (Committee substitute printed 23104402D-S1)

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VA SB 904 - Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101042D
2023-01-05 - VA SB 904 (Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101042D)

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VA SB 904 - Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
2023-01-05 - VA SB 904 (Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered)

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VA SB 904 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0244)
2023-01-05 - VA SB 904 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0244))

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