AUGUSTA, Maine — A Maine legislative committee has signed off on a proposal to help emergency responders better access mental health support.
A bill before the Maine Legislature states the proposal establishes a presumption that firefighters, emergency medical technicians, police officers, emergency dispatchers, and others who are diagnosed as having post-traumatic stress disorder have the condition because of "extraordinary and unusual work stress."
The Legislature's Labor and Housing Committee unanimously approved the proposal on Monday.
This comes amid a shortage of health care workers throughout the pandemic.
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