Senate Bill 516 mandates 'clear and concise' medical evidence
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By Mike Holfeld - Investigative Reporter
January 30, 2017
“We do see a lot of bad stuff and it affects different people differently," he said. "(PTSD) is disabling ... . I represent first responders in a lot of cases and it’s just a shame that those who are suffering from PTSD can’t go back to the job – can’t get wage loss benefits.”
The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Keith Perry of Gainesville, allows for lost wages “whether or not the mental or nervous injury is accompanied by physical injury requiring medical treatment.”
Mike Clelland, a retired battalion chief with the Longwood Fire Department, now with the Morgan and Morgan Law firm, said he “likes the proposal with reservation.”
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