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Arizona Revised Statutes Title 23. Labor § 23-972. Coverage; midomafetamine; firefighters; peace officers; post-traumatic stress disorder; annual report; definitions

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

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A. Employers shall provide workers' compensation coverage to firefighters and certified peace officers who have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder by a licensed mental health professional and who have an accepted workers' compensation claim for post-traumatic stress disorder under this title. If an independent medical examination reveals a treatment protocol of midomafetamine is deemed a reasonable and necessary treatment and follows the treatment guidelines established by the industrial commission of Arizona, workers' compensation coverage may include one complete course of a treatment protocol of midomafetamine as prescribed by a psychiatrist.

B. Midomafetamine prescribed under this section shall meet the requirements under title 36, chapter 27  1 for a controlled substance.

C. On or before January 1, 2026 the commission shall submit a report of the costs of treatment for midomafetamine under this section for firefighters and certified peace officers to the joint legislative budget committee annually.

D. For the purposes of this section:

1. “Certified peace officer” has the same meaning prescribed in § 38-842.

2. “Firefighter” means a professional firefighter who is a member of a city, town, county or fire district fire department.

3. “Licensed mental health professional” means a licensed individual who specializes in trauma and crisis, who uses evidence-based treatment options and who is one of the following:

(a) A psychiatrist who is licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 13 or 17.  2

(b) A psychologist who is licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 19.1.  3

4. “Psychiatrist” means a physician who is licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 13 or 17.

5. “Treatment protocol of midomafetamine” means a process of treatment that has received approval from the United States Food and Drug administration for post-traumatic stress disorder and that uses midomafetamine in conjunction with therapy sessions.

1 Section 36-2501 et seq.
2 Sections 32-1401 et seq., 32-1800 et seq.
3 Section 32-2061 et seq.
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