NY Vol Amb Work Ben L § 31 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VAW - Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Article 3 - Liability for Benefits; Insurance 31 - The Insurance Contract.

§ 31. The  insurance  contract. 1. The provisions of subdivisions one,   two, four,  five  and  seven  of  section  fifty-four  of  the  workers'   compensation  law,  in relation to the insurance contract, which are not   inconsistent with this chapter, shall be applicable as fully as  if  set   forth herein. The insurance carrier shall be a party to all hearings and   determinations  by  the  workers'  compensation  board or the courts and   shall have the right to raise or plead  any  defense  available  to  the   political  subdivision  liable in the first instance for the benefits to   be paid and provided by this chapter.2. A contract of insurance indemnifying against the liability  imposed   by this chapter issued by an insurance carrier to a county or a town and   in force on or after the enactment date of such chapter, shall contain a   provision  reading  as follows:  "This contract does not provide (a) any   coverage under the Workers' Compensation Law or the Volunteer  Ambulance   Workers'  Benefit  Law  for which any ambulance district would be liable   under such laws, (b) any workers' compensation  benefits  for  ambulance   district officers and employees for which any ambulance company would be   liable  under  the  Workers'  Compensation  Law,  or  (c)  any volunteer   ambulance workers' benefits for any  volunteer  ambulance  workers'  for   which  any  ambulance  district  would  be  liable  under  the Volunteer   Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law." The foregoing provision does not  apply   in  relation  to  volunteer  ambulance  workers'  benefit  coverage  and   volunteer ambulance workers' benefits provided for and  in  relation  to   the  following  named ambulance districts which have expressly requested   coverage under this contract  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  section   thirty-two  of  this article, to wit: (If there are no exceptions, enter   "No exceptions").3. An insurance contract to indemnify  against  liability  imposed  by   this  chapter  originally issued to take effect on or after March first,   next succeeding the enactment date of  this  chapter,  and  any  renewal   thereof, (a) shall be a separate and distinct contract, (b) shall not be   attached  as an endorsement or rider to, or in any other way form a part   of, a workers' compensation  insurance  contract,  (c)  shall  not  have   attached  thereto  any endorsement or rider covering any liability under   the workers' compensation law and (d) shall not be on  a  contract  form   used  by  the  insurance  carrier  for the purpose of insuring employers   against liabilities imposed by the  workers'  compensation  law,  or  is   attached to any such form as an endorsement or rider.4.  An  insurance  contract  to indemnify against liability imposed by   this chapter originally issued to take effect  prior  to  the  enactment   date  of  such chapter, shall not be renewed to continue in effect on or   after March first, in the year of the enactment of this chapter, if  (a)   it  is attached as an endorsement or rider to, or in any other way forms   a part of, a  workers'  compensation  insurance  contract,  (b)  it  has   attached  thereto  any endorsement or rider covering liability under the   workers' compensation law or (c) it is on a contract form  used  by  the   insurance   carrier  for  the  purpose  of  insuring  employers  against   liabilities imposed by the workers' compensation law, or is attached  to   any such form as an endorsement or rider.