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H.F. 1234 / S.F. 1959 – Informational Summary

New Requirements for Duty Disability Applications for Mental Health Injuries for PERA Police and Fire and State Patrol Plans The initial part of the bill, which has been worked on in the legislature for at least two years, imposes additional requirements for individuals applying for PERA Police and Fire or MSRS State Patrol Plan duty […]

Legislative Action Tracking

As our efforts to educate legislators continues, we are going to be tracking which state representatives and senators have been contacted by you and which ones have responded to you.  We ask that if you have  contacted your legislators and if you do so in the future, that you fill out a short form to […]

MNDDA Volunteer Leadership

Good afternoon MNDDA Members,The Chair/Leader of the Political Committee had to step down due to an increase in PTSD symptoms that arose from his additional tasks that he took on in spearheading the political committee. He was doing an absolute, fantastic job and we completely understand him needing to refocus his efforts to properly manage his PTSD symptoms.  He […]

Get Your Numbers From PERA

Yesterday, we heard from PERA management late in the day, and they were concerned about some of the info on our FAQ site.  PERA has encouraged duty-disabled members to use them as a resource to calculate their numbers, based on the proposed offsets.   As you are all hopefully aware, we also have our own resources […]

Legislative Update

We have received word from state Senators that SF 1959 has stalled in committee in the Senate and will not be moving forward this session.  While we have been unable to get a direct confirmation of this (due to the legislature being out of session), we believe that this is most likely the case.  While […]

Phone Support Available

Therapist Nick Weidner is available for phone coaching for those that need more immediate support than the Peer Support Group can offer.  Nick can be reached by phone at 651-315-5274 or email at [email protected].

HF 1234 Update

Congratulations to all of those who have fought for our duty disabled first responders. We are happy to report that we have some good news! Our voices and concerns were heard. The punitive language that was directed at disabled first responders has not been included in the omnibus bill. What does this mean? HF 1234 […]

Peer Support Group Available

The Mental Health Provider Committee has established a peer support group. The purposes of this group will be to support each other, share resources, build peer relationships and support, and provide education on coping skills. This group will start with a Zoom meeting on Sunday 4/9/2023 from 7-9 pm CST. If you have questions or […]