A new PTSD Clinical Guideline for Washington State Workers’ Compensation is open for public comment

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A new PTSD Clinical Guideline for Washington State Workers’ Compensation is open for public comment

A new PTSD Clinical Guideline for Washington State Workers’ Compensation is open for public comment (mail, fax, or email) through 5pm on Friday, September 12, 2025. The draft guideline can be found at https://lni.wa.gov/patient-care/advisory-committees/industrial-insurance-medical-advisory-committee-iimac#public-comment along with details on how to submit comments.

The Department’s Industrial Insurance Medical Advisory Committee (IIMAC) and its PTSD Clinical Guideline Subcommittee, in partnership with L&I and the Office of the Medical Director, have developed this treatment guideline as a best practice standard for the diagnosis and treatment of PTSD in the workers’ compensation setting. Providers who deliver care to workers are required to follow this guideline, as per their signed provider agreement.

The PTSD Clinical Guideline will be presented to the IIMAC in an open public meeting on Thursday, October 23, 2025 (please see the L&I website for meeting details at https://lni.wa.gov/patient-care/advisory-committees/industrial-insurance-medical-advisory-committee-iimac#meetings). The department’s response to all public comments will be available, and there will be time on the agenda for public testimony.