FISCAL NOTE
Date Requested: February 21, 2025
Time Requested: 02:41 PM |
| Agency: |
Insurance Commission |
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| CBD Number: |
Version: |
Bill Number: |
Resolution Number: |
| 1454 |
Introduced |
HB2797 |
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| CBD Subject: |
Workers Compensation |
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FUND(S):
7152 Insurance Commission Fund
Sources of Revenue:
Special Fund
Legislation creates:
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
House Bill 2797, if enacted, would have no fiscal impact on the OIC as this bill only expands current WV Code relating to who may diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder as a compensable injury or disease under workers' compensation.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2025
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2026
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Personal Services |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Current Expenses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Assets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2. Estimated Total Revenues |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
Please explain increases and decreases in personal services, current expenses, repairs and alterations, assets, other costs and revenues, including assumptions and data sources and delineation between start-up and ongoing costs. Please also include a long-range schedule of costs and revenues if fiscal impact is expected to vary in future years.
Memorandum
House Bill 2797, if enacted, would expand W. Va. Code ยง23-4-1f relating to who may diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder as a compensable injury or disease under workers' compensation. HB2797 proposes that certified mental health nurse practitioners may diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder in first responders.
This bill will have no fiscal impact on the OIC.
Person submitting Fiscal Note: JUANITA WIMMER
Email Address: Juanita.D.Wimmer@wv.gov