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NY Vol Fire Ben L § 43 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VOL - Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Article 4 - Procedure 43 - Determination of Claims for Benefits.

§ 43. Determination  of claims for benefits. The provisions of section   twenty of the workmen's compensation law shall be applicable as fully as   if set forth in this chapter, except that the waiting  period  of  seven   days  for the presentation of claims for benefits shall not apply to the   presentation of claims for benefits under this chapter.
NY Vol Fire Ben L § 44 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VOL - Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Article 4 - Procedure 44 - Presumptions.

§ 44. Presumptions.  If a claim for benefits is filed within two years   after the injury, or, if death results therefrom, is  filed  within  two   years  after  such  death,  as  provided  in  section  forty-one of this   chapter, then in any proceeding for the enforcement of  such  claim,  it   shall  be  presumed  in  the  absence  of  substantial  evidence  to the   contrary:1. That the claim comes within the provisions of this chapter;2. That sufficient notice thereof was given;3. That the injury was not occasioned by the wilful intention  of  the   injured  volunteer  firefighter  to  bring  about the injury or death of   himself or herself or another;4. That the injury did not result solely from the intoxication of  the   injured volunteer firefighter while acting in line of duty;5.  That  the  contents  of medical and surgical reports introduced in   evidence by claimants for benefits shall constitute prima facie evidence   of fact as to the matter contained therein.
NY Vol Fire Ben L § 45 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VOL - Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Article 4 - Procedure 45 - Modification of Awards, Decisions or Orders.

§ 45. Modification  of  awards, decisions or orders. The provisions of   section twenty-two of the workmen's compensation law shall be applicable   as fully as if set forth in this chapter.
NY Vol Fire Ben L § 46 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VOL - Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Article 4 - Procedure 46 - Appeals.

§ 46. Appeals. The provisions of section twenty-three of the workmen's   compensation  law  shall  be applicable as fully as if set forth in this   chapter except that reimbursement following modification  or  rescission   upon  appeal  shall  be paid from administration expenses as provided by   section sixty of this chapter.
NY Vol Fire Ben L § 47 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VOL - Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Article 4 - Procedure 47 - Costs and Fees.

§ 47. Costs  and  fees.  The  provisions of section twenty-four of the   workmen's compensation law shall be applicable as fully as if set  forth   in this chapter.
NY Vol Fire Ben L § 48 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VOL - Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Article 4 - Procedure 48 - Representation Before the Workmen's Compensation Board.

§ 48. Representation  before  the  workmen's compensation board.   The   provisions of section twenty-four-a of the  workmen's  compensation  law   which  are not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter shall be   applicable as fully as if set forth in this chapter.
NY Vol Fire Ben L § 49 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VOL - Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Article 4 - Procedure 49 - Benefits; How Payable.

§ 49. Benefits;   how   payable.   Except  as  otherwise  provided  in   subdivisions one and two of section  seven  of  this  chapter,  benefits   under  this  chapter  shall  be  paid  in the manner provided in section   twenty-five of the workmen's compensation law. The  provisions  of  such   section  twenty-five,  other  than those relating to welfare, pension or   benefit plans, agreements and trusts, shall be applicable as fully as if   set forth in this chapter.
NY Vol Fire Ben L § 50 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VOL - Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Article 4 - Procedure 50 - Payments Pending Controversies.

§ 50. Payments pending controversies. In order that the benefits to be   paid  and  provided under this chapter shall be paid promptly where such   benefits are conceded to be due to any person because of the death of or   injuries to a volunteer firefighter, but controversy exists as to  which   political  subdivision  is liable for the payment thereof, the municipal   corporations and fire districts involved in such controversy  and  their   insurance  carriers,  if  any,  may  agree  that any one or more of such   municipal corporations or fire districts or its insurance carrier  shall   pay  or  provide the benefits to, or in relation to, the person conceded   to  be  entitled  to  such  benefits  without  waiting   for   a   final   determination  of  the  controversy, and may carry out the provisions of   such an agreement. Notwithstanding any such payment, any  party  to  the   agreement  may seek a final determination of the controversy in the same   manner as if such benefits had not been paid or provided  and  any  such   payment  or  provision of benefits shall not prejudice any rights of the   political subdivision or its insurance carrier paying or  providing  the   same,  nor  be  taken  as  an  admission against interest. After a final   determination the parties to the agreement shall make any necessary  and   proper reimbursement to conform to the determination.
NY Vol Fire Ben L § 51 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VOL - Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Article 4 - Procedure 51 - Fund for Reopened Cases.

§ 51. Fund   for   reopened   cases.  1.  The  provisions  of  section   twenty-five-a of the workers' compensation law shall  be  applicable  as   fully  as  if  set  forth  in this chapter, except that, other than with   respect to the  annual  assessment  under  such  section  twenty-five-a,   payments  to  an  executor or administrator of the estate of a volunteer   firefighter pursuant to subdivision two of section seven of this chapter   shall not constitute payment of benefits for the purpose of  determining   the  amount of the payment to the fund for reopened cases. Benefits paid   to volunteer firefighters and other persons entitled to  benefits  under   this  chapter  from  the  fund for reopened cases shall be in accordance   with the provisions of this chapter.2. The insurance carrier or entity responsible for payment of benefits   paying such benefit increase  shall  claim  for  such  benefit  increase   reimbursement  from  the  special fund for reopened cases commencing one   year from the date of the first such  payment  and  annually  thereafter   while such payments continue, on a form prescribed by the chair.3.  The insurance carrier or entity responsible for paying the benefit   increase provided in the chapter of two thousand five  that  added  this   subdivision shall claim for such benefit increase reimbursement from the   special fund for reopened cases commencing one year from the date of the   first such payment and annually thereafter while such payments continue,   on a form prescribed by the chair.4.  The insurance carrier or entity responsible for paying the benefit   increase provided in the chapter of two thousand  six  that  added  this   subdivision shall claim for such benefit increase reimbursement from the   special fund for reopened cases commencing one year from the date of the   first such payment and annually thereafter while such payments continue,   on a form prescribed by the chair.5. All carriers shall pay benefits in conformance with rates set forth   in  section  eight  of this chapter without awaiting modification by the   board of any prior inconsistent award.
NY Vol Fire Ben L § 52 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VOL - Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Article 4 - Procedure 52 - Awards to Nonresidents; Nonresident Compensation Fund.

§ 52. Awards  to  nonresidents;  nonresident  compensation  fund.  The   provisions of section twenty-five-b of the  workmen's  compensation  law   shall be applicable as fully as if set forth in this chapter.
NY Vol Fire Ben L § 53 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VOL - Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Article 4 - Procedure 53 - Enforcement of Payment.

§ 53. Enforcement  of payment. 1. The provisions of section twenty-six   of the workmen's compensation law, other than the portions  relating  to   section  fourteen-a,  subdivision  eight  of section fifteen and section   fifty of the workmen's compensation law, shall be applicable as fully as   if set forth in this chapter.2.  The  provisions  of  section   fifty-four-b   of   the   workmen's   compensation  law  shall  be applicable as fully as if set forth in this   chapter.
NY Vol Fire Ben L § 54 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VOL - Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Article 4 - Procedure 54 - Aggregate Trust Fund.

§ 54. Aggregate  trust fund. The provisions of section twenty-seven of   the workmen's compensation law  which  are  not  inconsistent  with  the   provisions of this section, shall be applicable as fully as if set forth   in this chapter with respect to claims for benefits under this chapter.
NY Vol Fire Ben L § 55 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VOL - Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Article 4 - Procedure 55 - Penalty for False Representation.

§ 55. Penalty   for  false  representation.  If  for  the  purpose  of   obtaining any benefit or payment under the provisions of  this  chapter,   or  for  the  purpose  of  influencing  any  determination regarding any   benefit or payment under the provisions  of  this  chapter,  either  for   himself  or  for  any  other  person,  any person wilfully makes a false   statement or representation, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
NY Vol Fire Ben L § 56 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VOL - Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Article 4 - Procedure 56 - Non-Duplication of Benefits.

§ 56. Non-duplication of benefits. If benefits are required to be paid   under  this  chapter  in  the event of injury to or death of a volunteer   firefighter, the volunteer firefighter or other persons entitled to such   benefits shall not receive workers' compensation under the provisions of   the workers' compensation law in relation to such injury or death.
NY Vol Fire Ben L § 57 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VOL - Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Article 4 - Procedure 57 - Miscellaneous Provisions.

§ 57. Miscellaneous provisions. The provisions of article seven of the   workmen's   compensation   law  which  are  not  inconsistent  with  the   provisions of this chapter shall be applicable as  if  fully  set  forth   herein.  The  reference  to  sections  twenty-five-a  and  fifty  of the   workmen's compensation law in section one hundred  twenty-three  of  the   workmen's  compensation  law  shall  be  deemed  to  refer  to  sections   fifty-one and thirty of this chapter.
NY Vol Fire Ben L § 58 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VOL - Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Article 4 - Procedure 58 - Application of Provisions of Workmen's Compensation Law.

§ 58. Application  of  provisions  of workmen's compensation law.  All   the powers and duties conferred or imposed  upon  the  chairman  of  the   workmen's compensation board and the workmen's compensation board by the   workmen's compensation law which are necessary for the administration of   this chapter and not inconsistent with this chapter are, to that extent,   made  applicable  to  this  chapter,  even though such provisions of the   workmen's compensation law are not expressly  made  applicable  to  this   chapter  by the provisions of this chapter or the workmen's compensation   law.
NY Vol Fire Ben L § 59 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VOL - Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Article 4 - Procedure 59 - Liberal Construction.

§ 59. Liberal construction. The provisions of this article relating to   giving  notice of injury and filing of claim, and to the contents of any   such  notice  or  claim,  shall  be  construed  liberally  in  order  to   effectuate the objects and purposes of this chapter.
NY Vol Fire Ben L § 60 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VOL - Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Article 4 - Procedure 60 - Assessment for Expenses.

§  60.  Assessment  for  expenses.  1.  The  estimated annual expenses   necessary  for  the  workers'  compensation  board  to  administer   the   provisions  of the volunteer firefighters' benefit law shall be borne by   all affected employers and included  as  part  of  the  assessment  rate   generated  pursuant  to subdivision two of section one hundred fifty-one   of the workers' compensation law.2. Annually, the chair of the department of audit and control, as soon   as practicable after the first  of  April,  shall  ascertain  the  total   amount of actual expenses.
NY Vol Fire Ben L § 61 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VOL - Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Article 4 - Procedure 61 - Death or Disability Due to Disease or Malfunction of Heart or Coronary Arteries; Claims and Procedures.

* § 61. Death  or disability due to disease or malfunction of heart or   coronary arteries; claims and procedures. 1. A claim  for  benefits  for   the  death  or  disability  of a volunteer firefighter due to disease or   malfunction of the heart or of one or more coronary  arteries  filed  in   accordance  with  section forty-one of this chapter, shall not be denied   provided the claimant  introduces  evidence  which  establishes  that  a   volunteer firefighter suffered disease or malfunction of the heart or of   one  or  more coronary arteries which caused the disablement or death of   the volunteer firefighter, and that such disease or malfunction resulted   from the duties and activities in which the  volunteer  firefighter  was   engaged  as set forth in section five of this chapter for which benefits   shall be paid, unless it can be shown by  substantial  evidence  to  the   contrary  that the duties and activities of the volunteer firefighter in   which the volunteer firefighter was engaged at the time of such  disease   or malfunction did not cause or precipitate such disease or malfunction;   and  further  provided  that  the  injury did not result solely from the   intoxication of the volunteer firefighter while acting in line  of  duty   or  was  not  occasioned  by  the  wilful  intention  of  the  volunteer   firefighter to bring about the injury or death of himself or herself  or   another.2.  The  chairman  of the workers' compensation board shall promulgate   rules and regulations providing a priority for controverted  claims  for   benefits  filed as provided in subdivision one of this section provided,   however, that the claim must be decided within ninety days measured from   the date of  the  receipt  of  a  completed  claim  from  the  volunteer   firefighter or his representative. Such rules and regulations shall also   prescribe  a  form  to be used for making claims for such benefits. Such   form shall specifically request the information necessary  in  order  to   receive an award of benefits.3.  This  section  shall not be construed to repeal by implication any   existing provision of law.* NB Repealed July 1, 2025
NY Vol Fire Ben L § 70 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VOL - Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Article 5 - Saving Clauses; Effective Date 70 - References to Workers' Compensation Law.

§ 70. References to workers' compensation law. Where the provisions of   any  section or part of any section of the workers' compensation law are   made  applicable  to  this  chapter  and  are  incorporated  herein   by   reference,  the  following terms used in such provisions of the workers'   compensation  law  shall  have  the  following  meanings  when  read  in   connection with this chapter:1. "Accident" means "injury" as defined in this chapter.2.  "Dependent husband" means the "surviving spouse" of a firefighter,   as defined in this chapter.3. "Employee" means a volunteer firefighter who has been or  might  be   injured  in  line  of  duty or who dies or might die from the effects of   such an injury.4. "Employment" means service of a volunteer firefighter  in  line  of   duty.5.  "Employer"  means  the political subdivision liable for payment of   financial benefits pursuant to this chapter.6. "Injury" means "injury" as defined in this chapter.7. "Injured workman" means injured volunteer firefighter.8. "Insurance carrier" means "insurance carrier" as  defined  in  this   chapter.9. "Same employ" means the same fire department or fire company, or in   the  same  service  for  a  political  subdivision,  or district or area   thereof, pursuant to a call for assistance.10. "Workers' compensation" means the benefits payable to a  volunteer   firefighter or his or her dependents pursuant to this chapter, including   medical treatment and care, except when a different meaning obviously is   intended.   Where any such section is so made applicable and is so incorporated, and   there  is  a  reference  therein  to another section or provision of the   workers' compensation law which also has been made  applicable  to  this   chapter,  such  reference  shall  be  deemed  to  include the applicable   section or provision of this chapter if  such  inclusion  is  consistent   with the provisions of this chapter.
NY Vol Fire Ben L § 71 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VOL - Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Article 5 - Saving Clauses; Effective Date 71 - Effect of Unconstitutionality in Part.

§ 71. Effect  of unconstitutionality in part. If any clause, sentence,   paragraph, subdivision,  section  or  part  of  this  chapter  shall  be   adjudged  by  any  court  of  competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such   judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the  remainder  thereof,   but  shall  be  confined  in  its  operation  to  the  clause, sentence,   paragraph, subdivision, section or part thereof directly involved in the   controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
NY Vol Fire Ben L § 72 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VOL - Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Article 5 - Saving Clauses; Effective Date 72 - Effective Date.

§ 72. Effective date. This act shall take effect March first, nineteen   hundred fifty-seven.
NY Work Comp L § 1 (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 1 - Short Title; Definitions; Application 1 - Short Title.

§  1.  Short  title.  a.  This chapter shall be known as the "workers'   compensation law."b. Reference in this chapter or in any  other  law  to  the  workmen's   compensation  law  shall  be  deemed  to  mean and refer to the workers'   compensation law. The terms "workman" or  "workmen"  appearing  in  this   chapter shall be deemed to mean "worker" or "workers", respectively. The   terms  "he,"  "his," or "him," appearing in this chapter shall be deemed   to mean "he or she," "his or her," and "him or her."
NY Work Comp L § 9 (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 2 - Compensation 9 - Definitions.

§  9.  Definitions.  For  the  purposes of this article, the following   terms shall mean:1. "World Trade Center rescue" shall mean any  activity  involving  an   employee  of  a private voluntary hospital that worked rescue operations   under contract with the city of New York under  direction  of  the  fire   department of the city of New York, conducted between September eleventh   and  September  fifteenth,  two  thousand  one  inclusive  at  or in the   vicinity of the World Trade Center site of the September  eleventh,  two   thousand  one  terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in the city of   New York, commonly referred to as "Ground Zero".2. "Vicinity of the World Trade Center site" shall mean anywhere below   a line starting from the Hudson River and Canal Street;  east  on  Canal   Street  to  Pike  Street;  south  on  Pike Street to the East River; and   extending to the lower tip of Manhattan.
NY Work Comp L § 12 (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 2 - Compensation 12 - Compensation Not Allowed for First Seven Days.

§  12.  Compensation not allowed for first seven days. No compensation   shall be allowed for the first seven  days  of  disability,  except  the   benefits  provided  for  in  section thirteen of this chapter, provided,   however, that in case the injury results  in  disability  of  more  than   fourteen  days,  the  compensation shall be allowed from the date of the   disability.
NY Work Comp L § 13-E (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 2 - Compensation 13-E - Revocation of Licenses of Compensation Medical Bureaus and Laboratories.

§  13-e.  Revocation  of  licenses of compensation medical bureaus and   laboratories. The chairman may revoke the license  of  any  compensation   medical  bureau  or  laboratory  upon  a finding certified to him by the   medical society of the county in which  such  bureau  or  laboratory  is   located,  or by a board designated by such medical society or otherwise,   as provided under section thirteen-b, or by the  medical  appeals  unit,   that  such bureau or laboratory has been guilty of professional or other   misconduct, or of violation of the provisions of this chapter,  or  that   the  personnel  of  such  bureau  is  not  properly qualified under this   chapter,  or  that  the  equipment  of  such  bureau  or  laboratory  is   inadequate for the proper rendering of medical care.The  medical appeals unit may review the determination of such medical   society or board, and on application of the compensation medical  bureau   or  laboratory accused must do so, and may reopen the matter and receive   further evidence. The decision and recommendation of the medical appeals   unit shall be advisory to the chairman, and  shall  not  be  binding  or   conclusive upon him.The  medical  appeals  unit  shall  prescribe  the  rules of procedure   governing the investigation, hearing and determination of all charges of   professional or other misconduct under this section.Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting in any  respect   the   power  or  duty  of  the  chairman  to  investigate  instances  of   misconduct,  or  violations  of  the  provisions  of  this  chapter,  or   violations  of rules promulgated by the chairman under the provisions of   this chapter, or failure to submit full  and  truthful  medical  reports   directly   to  the  chairman  within  the  time  limits  provided  under   subdivision four of section thirteen-a of this chapter, either before or   after investigation or hearing by a medical society or board, or  review   by  the  medical  appeals  unit  as  herein provided, and to temporarily   suspend the license of any laboratory or  medical  bureau,  or  after  a   hearing to revoke the same.