Date: 10/29/2015

Final
Bill 1 - Workers Compensation For PTSD

TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved a conceptual amendment to include all Depart
Moved a conceptual amendment to include all victim
Moved amendment #1 (Attachment G). The motion pass		TIE
TIE
Pass Without Objection



02:30 PM -- Bill 1 - Workers Compensation For PTSD

Kristen Forrestal, Office of Legislative Legal Services, provided an overview of Bill 1 (Attachment F). The bill includes post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a covered workers' compensation disability for certain peace officers, emergency medical service providers, and firefighters (public safety professionals). The bill requires an insurer or employer to pay all authorized medical expenses of a public safety professional alleged to suffer from work-related PTSD. The bill limits the dissemination of health information by health care providers to information directly related to the cause or aggravating factors of the patient's PTSD. The bill creates an expedited review process for the determination of diagnosis of work-related PTSD.

15MICJS1029AttachF.pdf15MICJS1029AttachF.pdf

02:35 PM

Senator Woods discussed the peace officers who are excluded from the bill. Senator Martinez Humenik discussed the exclusion of victims' advocates from the bill. Ms. Forrestal and Representative Singer addressed questions about the peace officers who are excluded from the bill. Committee discussion about the bill ensued. Ms. Forrestal responded to questions about the bill.


02:45 PM

The committee discussed the bill's components addressing deaths due to suicide. At the request of the committee, Ms. Forrestal read aloud the statutory definitions of peace officer.
BILL:Bill 1 - Workers Compensation For PTSD
TIME: 02:49:43 PM
MOVED:Lee
MOTION:Moved a conceptual amendment to include all Department of Corrections' employees in the draft bill. The motion failed on a 3-3 vote.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Humphrey
No
Lee
Yes
Newell
Yes
Woods
No
Singer
Yes
Martinez Humenik
No
YES: 3 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE


02:52 PM

Ms. Forrestal discussed the technical amendment (Attachment G) she prepared for the draft bill to correct a drafting error.

15MICJS1029AttachG.pdf15MICJS1029AttachG.pdf
BILL:Bill 1 - Workers Compensation For PTSD
TIME: 02:52:58 PM
MOVED:Singer
MOTION:Moved amendment #1 (Attachment G). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Humphrey
Lee
Newell
Woods
Singer
Martinez Humenik
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


02:53 PM

Committee discussion occurred about expanding the bill to include victims' advocates.
BILL:Bill 1 - Workers Compensation For PTSD
TIME: 02:54:06 PM
MOVED:Newell
MOTION:Moved a conceptual amendment to include all victims' advocates in the draft bill. The motion failed on a 3-3 vote.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Humphrey
No
Lee
Yes
Newell
Yes
Woods
No
Singer
Yes
Martinez Humenik
No
YES: 3 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE



02:57 PM

Bill Zepernick, Legislative Council Staff, explained the fiscal note for the bill (Attachment H). Representative Singer, who initially suggested the bill draft, asked to withdraw Bill 1. Committee discussion about the bill ensued. No motion was made to forward the bill to Legislative Council.

15MICJS1029AttachH.pdf15MICJS1029AttachH.pdf