HB3107 SFAT #1 Maroney 4-8

Dellinger  7965

Senator Maroney moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. House Bill 3107—A Bill to amend and reenact §23-4-1f of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to workers’ compensation benefits; defining terms; recognizing post-traumatic disorder as an occupational disease when specified circumstances are satisfied; noting that treatment can be conducted by other licensed mental health professionals once the initial diagnosis has been made by a psychiatrist; providing a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder shall not include consideration of any layoff, termination, disciplinary action, or any similar personnel-related action taken in good faith; providing receipt of benefits is contingent on a claim being made within three years from and after a licensed psychiatrist has made the claimant aware of a post-traumatic stress disorder diagnosis; requiring reporting; and providing for a sunset date for the amendments made to this section.

Adopted

Rejected