HB 211 Florida House · 2024 Regular Session

Licensed Counseling for First Responders

Summary
Licensed Counseling for First Responders; Requires employing agency of first responder to pay for certain licensed counseling for first responders; requires such counseling to be completed within specified timeframe; prohibits employing agency from requiring first responder to use specified leave for such counseling; authorizes first responder to select licensed mental health professional & provides requirements for employing agency related thereto; prohibits payment by employing agency for such counseling from creating presumption of compensable occupational disease; prohibits employing agency from accessing first responder's medical records except under certain circumstances.
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Oct 2023
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Introduced Oct 17, 2023 Last action Oct 19, 2023
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Vicki Lopez
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