| Title | AN ACT relating to mental health and making an appropriation therefor. |
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| Bill Documents | Original |
| Sponsors | K. Banta, B. Wheatley |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 210.365 to make firefighters eligible for crisis intervention team training along with law enforcement officers currently permitted such training; amend KRS 95A.220 with an appropriation of $1,250,000 each fiscal year for treatment of full-time and volunteer firefighters affected by post-traumatic stress injury (PTSI) and/or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); provide that legitimate personnel actions are not compensable; establish the reference for definitions of PTSD and PTSI; require diagnosis by psychiatrist, psychologist, or counselor; allow certain mental health treatment benefits upon firefighter seeking treatment; APPROPRIATION. |
| Index Headings |
Education, Vocational - Firefighters, Firefighters Foundation Program Fund, mental health training and treatment Firefighters and Fire Departments - Firefighters, Firefighters Foundation Program Fund, mental health training and treatment Health and Medical Services - Firefighters, Firefighters Foundation Program Fund, mental health treatment Insurance, Health - Firefighters, Firefighters Foundation Program Fund, mental health treatment Local Government - Firefighters, Firefighters Foundation Program Fund, mental health training and treatment Mental Disability - Firefighters, Firefighters Foundation Program Fund, mental health treatment Mental Health - Firefighters, Firefighters Foundation Program Fund, mental health treatment Safety - Firefighters, Firefighters Foundation Program Fund, mental health training and treatment Appropriations - Firefighters, Firefighters Foundation Program Fund, mental health training and treatment Cities - Firefighters, Firefighters Foundation Program Fund, mental health training and treatment Counties - Firefighters, Firefighters Foundation Program Fund, mental health training and treatment |
| 09/16/20 | Prefiled by the sponsor(s). |
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