85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1983, Chapter 353 Page: 1 of 6
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Chapter 353
H.B. No. 1983
1 AN ACT
2 relating to the eligibility of a first responder for workers'
3 compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
5 SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 504, Labor Code, is
6 amended by adding Section 504.019 to read as follows:
7 Sec. 504.019. COVERAGE FOR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
8 FOR CERTAIN FIRST RESPONDERS. (a) In this section:
9 (1) "First responder" means an individual employed by
10 a political subdivision of this state who is:
11 (A) a peace officer under Article 2.12, Code of
12 Criminal Procedure;
13 (B) a person licensed under Chapter 773, Health
14 and Safety Code, as an emergency care attendant, emergency medical
15 technician, emergency medical technician-intermediate, emergency
16 medical technician-paramedic, or licensed paramedic; or
17 (C) a firefighter subject to certification by the
18 Texas Commission on Fire Protection under Chapter 419, Government
19 Code, whose principal duties are firefighting and aircraft crash
20 and rescue.
21 (2) "Post-traumatic stress disorder" means a disorder
22 that meets the diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic stress
23 disorder specified by the American Psychiatric Association in the
24 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth1
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1983, Chapter 353, legislative document, June 1, 2017; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1050400/m1/1/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.