Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 51.08.165 (2026)

"Posttraumatic stress disorder."

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"Posttraumatic stress disorder" means a disorder that meets the diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress specified by the American psychiatric association in the diagnostic and statistics manual of mental disorders, fifth edition, or in a later edition as adopted by the department in rule.

[ 2018 c 264 s 1.]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2020–2020 · leading case: Sheila M. Larose v. Dli (Wash. Ct. App. 2020).

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Sheila M. Larose v. Dli (Wash. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “142 to exclude stress-related occupational disease coverage for mental conditions or disabilities caused by “[r]epeated exposure to traumatic events.”16 Recent legislative amendments support our conclusion.”

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