Petition Seeks to Add EMS to Connecticut Fire, Police PTSD Bill

HARTFORD, Conn. (CTPost/WMUR) - A bill proposed Monday intended to support police and firefighters suffering with post traumatic stress disorder has been considered a long time coming — but many are upset that the bill leaves out emergency medical service personnel. And that upset has been channeled into a petition, intended to garner signatures in support of adding EMS to the bill. The petition, started by Derrick Caranci, has gathered more than 4,000 signatures as of early Wednesday evening. Legislative leaders unveiled the bipartisan proposal on Monday. The proposal, which provides police and firefighters suffering from PTSD up to one year of workers’ compensation coverage, would be made available to police officers, professional and volunteer firefighters and parole officers.  Once the petition reaches the 5,000 signatures Caranci has set as the goal, it will be sent to the Connecticut State Senate, the Connecticut State House and the governor, according to the petition. MORE Petition: Include EMS personnel to CT Senate Bill 164  
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Administration and Leadership Source Type: news