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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the definition of post-traumatic stress disorder under |
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the workers' compensation system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 401.011, Labor Code, is amended by |
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amending Subdivision (35-a) and adding Subdivision (35-b) to read |
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as follows: |
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(35-a) "Post-traumatic stress disorder" means a |
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disorder that meets the diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic |
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stress disorder specified by the American Psychiatric Association |
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in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th |
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edition, or a later edition adopted by the commissioner. |
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(35-b) "Prosthetic device" means an artificial device |
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designed to replace, wholly or partly, an arm or leg. |
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SECTION 2. Section 504.019(a)(2), Labor Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(2) "Post-traumatic stress disorder" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 401.011 [means a disorder that meets the |
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diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder specified |
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by the American Psychiatric Association in the Diagnostic and |
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Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition, or a later |
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edition adopted by the commissioner of workers' compensation]. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a claim for workers' compensation benefits based on a |
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compensable injury that occurs on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A claim based on a compensable injury that occurs before |
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that date is governed by the law as it existed on the date the |
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compensable injury occurred, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |