Section 23.30.118 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Presumption of compensability for post-traumatic stress disorder(a) There is a presumption that an employee's claim for compensation as a result of post-traumatic stress disorder is within the provisions of this chapter if the employee(1) is employed or was employed in an occupation listed in (b)(2) of this section; and(2) while employed or within three years after the last date of the employee's employment, receives a diagnosis by a psychiatrist or a psychologist of post-traumatic stress disorder.(b) The presumption of compensability described in (a) of this section (1) may be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence that the employee's post-traumatic stress disorder resulted from factors that were not work related;(2) applies only to the following employees: (A) correctional officers;(B) emergency medical technicians;(C) emergency medical dispatchers;(E) mobile intensive care paramedics licensed under AS 18.08;(G) employees who are certified under state law to perform emergency medical services; and(3) notwithstanding AS 23.30.100(a), applies for a period of three years following the last date of the employee's employment.(c) In this section,(1) "correctional officer" has the meaning given in AS 18.65.290;(2) "emergency medical dispatcher" has the meaning given in AS 18.08.200;(3) "emergency medical service" has the meaning given in AS 18.08.200;(4) "emergency medical technician" has the meaning given in AS 18.08.200;(5) "firefighter" has the meaning given in AS 23.30.121(f);(6) "peace officer" has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900(b).Added by SLA 2024, ch. 12,sec. 15, eff. 1/1/2025.