Pennsylvania HB213 enhances mental wellness support for emergency responders, including confidential communications and mandatory mental health.
Pennsylvania HB213 amends Title 35 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to improve mental wellness and stress management for emergency responders. The bill mandates confidential communications involving emergency responders, ensuring that peer support providers, health care providers, and helpline operators cannot disclose information without consent, except in cases of clear and present danger. Additionally, it requires employers to provide 911 dispatchers with mental health evaluations for post-traumatic stress disorder at no cost, either upon request or recommendation.
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