SB673,32,16 102.17 (9) (a) In this subsection:

SB673,32,19 1. “Fire fighter" means any person employed on a full-time basis by the state or any political subdivision as a member or officer of a fire department, including the first class cities and state fire marshal and deputies.

SB673,32,22 2. “Post-traumatic stress disorder” means that condition, as described in the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders by the American Psychiatric Association.

SB673,33,2 (b) In the case of a mental injury that is not accompanied by a physical injury and that results in a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder in a law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 23.33 (1) (ig), or a fire fighter, the claim for compensation for the mental injury, in order to be compensable under this chapter, is subject to all of the following:

SB673,33,3 1. The mental injury must satisfy all of the following conditions:

SB673,33,5 a. The diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder is made by a licensed psychiatrist or psychologist.

SB673,33,7 b. The conditions of liability under s. 102.03 (1) are proven by the preponderance of the evidence.

SB673,33,9 2. The mental injury may not be a result of any of the following actions taken in good faith by the employer:

SB673,33,10 a. A disciplinary action.

SB673,33,11 b. A work evaluation.

SB673,33,12 c. A job transfer.

SB673,33,13 d. A layoff.

SB673,33,14 e. A demotion.

SB673,33,15 f. A termination.

SB673,33,18 3. The diagnosis does not need to be based on unusual stress of greater dimensions than the day-to-day emotional strain and tension experienced by similarly situated employees.

SB673,69 Section 69. 102.175 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB673,34,2 102.175 (2) If after a hearing or a prehearing conference the division department determines that an injured employee is entitled to compensation but that there remains in dispute only the issue of which of 2 or more parties is liable for that compensation, the division department may order one or more parties to pay compensation in an amount, time, and manner as determined by the division department. If the division department later determines that another party is liable for compensation, the division department shall order that other party to reimburse any party that was ordered to pay compensation under this subsection.

SB673,70 Section 70. 102.175 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB673,34,8 102.175 (3) (c) Upon request of the department, the division, the employer, or the employer's worker's compensation insurer, an injured employee who claims compensation for an injury causing permanent disability shall disclose all previous findings of permanent disability or other impairments that are relevant to that injury.

SB673,71 Section 71. 102.18 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB673,34,16 102.18 (1) (b) 1. Within 90 days after the final hearing and close of the record, the division department shall make and file its findings upon the ultimate facts involved in the controversy, and its order, which shall state the division's department's determination as to the rights of the parties. Pending the final determination of any controversy before it, the division department, after any hearing, may, in its discretion, make interlocutory findings, orders, and awards, which may be enforced in the same manner as final awards.

SB673,72 Section 72. 102.18 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB673,34,23 102.18 (1) (b) 2. The division department may include in any interlocutory or final award or order an order directing the employer or insurer to pay for any future treatment that may be necessary to cure and relieve the employee from the effects of the injury or to pay for a future course of instruction or other rehabilitation training services provided under a rehabilitation training program developed under s. 102.61 (1) or (1m).

SB673,73 Section 73. 102.18 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB673,35,5 102.18 (1) (b) 3. If the division department finds that the employer or insurer has not paid any amount that the employer or insurer was directed to pay in any interlocutory order or award and that the nonpayment was not in good faith, the division department may include in its final award a penalty not exceeding 25 percent of each amount that was not paid as directed.

SB673,74 Section 74. 102.18 (1) (bg) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB673,35,15 102.18 (1) (bg) 1. If the division department finds under par. (b) that an insurer or self-insured employer is liable under this chapter for any health services provided to an injured employee by a health service provider, but that the reasonableness of the fee charged by the health service provider is in dispute, the division department may include in its order under par. (b) a determination made by the department under s. 102.16 (2) as to the reasonableness of the fee or, if such a determination has not yet been made, the division department may notify, or direct the insurer or self-insured employer to notify, the health service provider under s. 102.16 (2) (b) that the reasonableness of the fee is in dispute.

SB673,75 Section 75. 102.18 (1) (bg) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB673,35,25 102.18 (1) (bg) 2. If the division department finds under par. (b) that an employer or insurance carrier is liable under this chapter for any treatment provided to an injured employee by a health service provider, but that the necessity of the treatment is in dispute, the division department may include in its order under par. (b) a determination made by the department under s. 102.16 (2m) as to the necessity of the treatment or, if such a determination has not yet been made, the division department may notify, or direct the employer or insurance carrier to notify, the health service provider under s. 102.16 (2m) (b) that the necessity of the treatment is in dispute.