HB 52 — AN ACT relating to firefighters.

UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS BRHB 9352/GA AN ACT relating to firefighters.

or (d) Other specified stress-related disorder, but shall not include complex post- traumatic stress disorder;

as set out byin the most recent edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

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(c) ]The firefighter shall be diagnosed, by a psychiatrist, psychologist, [or ]professional counselor, or professionalnurse counselorpractitioner credentialed under the[the provisions of KRS]KRS 335.500 to 335.599, with a stress injury[post-traumatic stress injury or post-traumatic stress]stress disorderdisorder] that has been caused by an event or an accumulation of events that have occurred in the course and scope of theirhis or her[ their] employment as a full-full-time[,] time[,] career or volunteer firefighter, regardless of whether or not there is an initial physical injury.

The event or an accumulation of events that have occurred in the course and scope of employment as a full-time career or volunteer firefighter shall extend from the firefighter's initial employment or service to the date of a diagnosis with the stress injury.

(c)[(d)] Once diagnosed, if a firefighter seeks mental health treatment,treatment[, after in- network health insurance has been utilized,utilized], he or she may submit corresponding receipts for medical bills paid by the firefighter to the commission for reimbursement to the firefighter of out-of-pocket costs incurred from the funds specifically allocated in the commission's budget for firefighter mental health treatment.treatment, if applicable[.

The firefighter shall pay his or her out-of-out-of-pocket pocket share for the mental health treatment before submitting for reimbursement.reimbursement].

(d)[(e)] From the time a firefighter seeks mental health treatment, there shall not be no[aa[a maximum] limit [of twelve (12) months ]forfor]on the benefit described in Page 2 of 3 HB005210.100 - 93 - XXXX 2/28/2023 3:52 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS HB 52/GA paragraph (c)[(d)] of this subsection.subsection, except that a lifetime cap on benefits described in paragraph (c) of this subsection may be imposed.

AHB005210.100 lifetime- cap93 on- benefitsXXXX described2/28/2023 in3:52 paragraphPMge (c)3 of this3 subsectionGA may be imposed.

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