SB 374

Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - 9-1-1 Specialists

Sponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (District 17)Committee: FinanceSubject: Workers' CompensationStatus: Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing that a 9-1-1 specialist who is diagnosed by a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist with post-traumatic stress disorder is presumed to have an occupational disease that was suffered in the line of duty or course of employment and is compensable under the workers' compensation law.

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Testimony (25)

MGA witness list

FAV 19FavorableUNF 6Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Marshall, James	911 Training Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pittman, Steuart	Anne Arundel County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gatchalian, Kasia	Baltimore County Federation of Public Employees	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ripley, John	Baltimore County Federation of Public Employees	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bennett, Tylerlobbyist	Compass GR on behalf of MAJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	consoli, angelo	FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State Lodge	Position only
FAV	Carpenter, Sherrice	Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 89	Position only
FAV	Lanier, James	Maryland Association for Justice	Oral
FAV	Paavola, Matt	Maryland Association of Justice	Oral
FAV	Savage, Pat	Maryland Psychological Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Phillips, Robert	Maryland State Firefighter's Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kagan, Sen. Cheryl	Maryland State Senate	Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Souder, Steve	Next Generation 9-1-1 Commission	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Greentree, Susan	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Neumann, Kirsten	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Kagan, Senator Kaganlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Thomas, Shariff	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Woods, Bardona	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	D'Alessandro, Carmine	Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Kinnally, Kevin	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Murray, Julie	Maryland Defense Counsel	Oral
UNF	Smith, Ashlee	Maryland Defense Counsel	Oral
UNF	Dailey, Michael	Schmidt, Dailey & O'Neill, LLC	Oral
UNF	Egan, Nancylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

911 Training InstituteFAV 1

Anne Arundel County ExecutiveFAV 1

Baltimore County Federation of Public EmployeesFAV 2

Chesapeake Employers' Insurance CompanyUNF 1

Compass GR on behalf of MAJFAV 1

FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State LodgeFAV 1

Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 89FAV 1

Maryland Association for JusticeFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)UNF 1

Maryland Association of JusticeFAV 1

Maryland Defense CounselUNF 2

Maryland Psychological AssociationFAV 1

Maryland State and DC AFL-CIOFAV 1

Maryland State Firefighter's AssociationFAV 1

Maryland State SenateFAV 1

Next Generation 9-1-1 CommissionFAV 1

Schmidt, Dailey & O'Neill, LLCUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBennett, TylerCompass GR on behalf of MAJRegistered for: AGC; American Fidelity; Bamboo Health; Brigit, Inc; CFG Health Network; Circular Action Alliance…

UNFEgan, NancyRegistered for: American Property Casualty Insurance Association