Assembly BillIntroduced
A 4673: Relates to benefits for police officers, correction officers, firefighters, and other emergency personnel diagnosed with PTSD by making their injury compensable if it cannot be shown, by a preponderance of evidence, that the PTSD was caused by factors unrelated to their occupation.
What A 4673 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to provide benefits to certain emergency personnel diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It expands the definition of "in the line of duty" to include PTSD, making it presumptively compensable. To qualify for benefits, the PTSD must be diagnosed within three years of the person's last active employment as an emergency responder. The bill takes effect immediately, allowing eligible personnel to receive benefits under the existing workers' compensation law.
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: referred to labor (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to labor |
| Feb. 04, 2025 | referred to labor |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 4, 2025 · 280 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4673 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. EACHUS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to benefits for police officers, correction officers, firefighters, and other emergency personnel diagnosed with PTSD The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 10 of the workers' compensation 2 law is amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows: 3 (c) Where a police officer, correction officer, firefighter, emergency 4 medical technician, paramedic, emergency dispatcher or other person 5 certified to provide medical care in emergencies is diagnosed by a 6 psychiatrist or psychologist to have post-traumatic stress disorder, it 7 shall be presumed to have been incurred during service in the line of 8 duty and shall be compensable, unless it is shown by a preponderance of 9 the evidence that the post-traumatic stress disorder was caused by 10 nonservice-connected risk factors or nonservice-connected exposure. 11 Such person who is diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder within 12 three years of the last active date of employment as a police officer, 13 correction officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, paramed- 14 ic, emergency dispatcher or other person certified to provide medical 15 care in emergencies shall be eligible for benefits under this subdivi- 16 sion. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07842-01-5
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