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NY Vol Amb Work Ben L § 43 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VAW - Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Article 4 - Procedure 43 - Determination of Claims for Benefits.

§ 43. Determination  of claims for benefits. The provisions of section   twenty of the workers' 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 Amb Work Ben L § 44 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VAW - Volunteer Ambulance Workers' 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   article, 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 ambulance worker to bring about the injury or death of   himself or another.4.  That the injury did not result solely from the intoxication of the   injured volunteer ambulance worker 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 Amb Work Ben L § 45 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VAW - Volunteer Ambulance Workers' 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 workers' compensation law shall be  applicable   as fully as if set forth in this chapter.
NY Vol Amb Work Ben L § 46 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VAW - Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Article 4 - Procedure 46 - Appeals.

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

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

§ 48. Representation  before  the  workers'  compensation  board.  The   provisions of section twenty-four-a of  the  workers'  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 Amb Work Ben L § 49 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VAW - Volunteer Ambulance Workers' 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 workers' 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 Amb Work Ben L § 50 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VAW - Volunteer Ambulance Workers' 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 ambulance worker, but controversy exists  as  to   which political subdivision or volunteer ambulance company is liable for   the  payment  thereof,  the  municipal corporations, volunteer ambulance   companies and ambulance districts involved in such controversy and their   insurance carriers, if any, may agree that  any  one  or  more  of  such   municipal   corporations,   volunteer  ambulance  company  or  ambulance   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, volunteer ambulance   company 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 Amb Work Ben L § 51 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VAW - Volunteer Ambulance Workers' 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,  payments  to  an   executor  or administrator of the estate of a volunteer ambulance worker   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 ambulance workers 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 chapter two hundred thirty-three of the laws of two   thousand  four  and  the benefit increase provided in the chapter of the   laws 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. 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 Amb Work Ben L § 52 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VAW - Volunteer Ambulance Workers' 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  workers'  compensation  law   shall be applicable as fully as if set forth in this chapter.
NY Vol Amb Work Ben L § 53 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VAW - Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Article 4 - Procedure 53 - Enforcement of Payment.

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

§ 54. Aggregate  trust fund. The provisions of section twenty-seven of   the workers' 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 Amb Work Ben L § 55 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VAW - Volunteer Ambulance Workers' 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 Amb Work Ben L § 56 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VAW - Volunteer Ambulance Workers' 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   ambulance worker,  the  volunteer  ambulance  worker  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 Amb Work Ben L § 57 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VAW - Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Article 4 - Procedure 57 - Miscellaneous Provisions.

§ 57. Miscellaneous provisions. The provisions of article seven of the   workers' 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   workers'   compensation  law  in  section  one hundred twenty-three of the workers'   compensation law shall be deemed to  refer  to  sections  fifty-one  and   thirty of this chapter.
NY Vol Amb Work Ben L § 58 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VAW - Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Article 4 - Procedure 58 - Application of Provisions of Workers' Compensation Law.

§ 58. Application  of provisions of workers' compensation law. All the   powers and duties conferred or imposed upon the chairman of the workers'   compensation board and the workers' compensation board by  the  workers'   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  workers'   compensation  law  are  not expressly made applicable to this chapter by   the provisions of this chapter or the workers' compensation law.
NY Vol Amb Work Ben L § 59 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VAW - Volunteer Ambulance Workers' 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 Amb Work Ben L § 60 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VAW - Volunteer Ambulance Workers' 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  ambulance  workers' 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 Amb Work Ben L § 61 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VAW - Volunteer Ambulance Workers' 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 ambulance worker due to disease   or malfunction of the heart or of one or more coronary arteries filed in   accordance with section forty-one of this article, shall not  be  denied   provided  the  claimant  introduces  evidence  which  establishes that a   volunteer ambulance worker suffered disease or malfunction of the  heart   or  of  one  or  more  coronary arteries which caused the disablement or   death of the volunteer  ambulance  worker,  and  that  such  disease  or   malfunction  resulted  from  the  duties  and  activities  in  which the   volunteer ambulance worker 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 ambulance worker in which the volunteer  ambulance  worker   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   ambulance worker while acting in line of duty or was not  occasioned  by   the  wilful  intention  of the volunteer ambulance worker to bring about   the injury or death of himself 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.  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.
NY Vol Amb Work Ben L § 90 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VAW - Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Article 5 - Saving Clauses 90 - References to Workers' Compensation Law.

§ 90. 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 female   volunteer ambulance worker, as defined in this chapter.3. "Employee" means a volunteer ambulance worker 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 ambulance worker in line   of duty.5. "Employer" means the political subdivision or  volunteer  ambulance   company  liable  for  payment  of  financial  benefits  pursuant to this   chapter.6. "Injury" means "injury" as defined in this chapter.7. "Injured worker" means injured volunteer ambulance worker.8. "Insurance carrier" means "insurance carrier" as  defined  in  this   chapter.9.  "Same  employ"  means  the  same ambulance department or ambulance   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   ambulance  worker  or his 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 Amb Work Ben L § 91 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VAW - Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Article 5 - Saving Clauses 91 - Effect of Unconstitutionality in Part.

§ 91. 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 § 1 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VOL - Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Article 1 - Short Title; Purpose; Definitions; Miscellaneous 1 - Short Title.

§ 1. Short  title.  a. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as   "volunteer firefighters' benefit law".b. Reference in this chapter or in any  other  law  to  the  volunteer   firemen's benefit law shall be deemed to mean and refer to the volunteer   firefighters'  benefit  law. The terms "volunteer fireman" or "volunteer   firemen" appearing in this chapter shall be deemed  to  mean  "volunteer   firefighter"  or "volunteer firefighters," 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 Vol Fire Ben L § 2 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VOL - Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Article 1 - Short Title; Purpose; Definitions; Miscellaneous 2 - Purpose.

§  2. Purpose. One of the finest traditions of American community life   is the service which  people  render  to  others  without  remuneration.   Volunteer firefighters have long been in the forefront of this group. In   recognition of the unselfish service by these volunteers, government has   undertaken  to  provide  for  them  and  their  families some measure of   protection against loss from death or injuries in line of duty. Over the   years there has developed a  dual  system  of  benefits  when  volunteer   firefighters   are  killed  or  injured.  The  dual  system  has  caused   uncertainty and confusion. This law establishes a new single  system  of   benefits  for volunteer firefighters and provides for the administration   of such system by the workers' compensation board and  the  chairman  of   such board.It  is hereby declared that this chapter is intended to effectuate the   objects and purposes of section eighteen of article  one  of  the  state   constitution and that the relationship between the political subdivision   liable  for  benefits  under  this  chapter  and a volunteer firefighter   entitled to such benefits is that of employer and  employee  within  the   meaning of such provision of the state constitution.
NY Vol Fire Ben L § 4 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VOL - Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Article 1 - Short Title; Purpose; Definitions; Miscellaneous 4 - Removal of Civil Liability Barriers.

§ 4. Removal of civil liability barriers. 1. (a) Liability protection.  (1) A fire company or political subdivision, including a person acting as  an  agent  thereof,  that acts reasonably in donating qualified fire control or fire rescue equipment to a volunteer fire company  shall  not be  liable  in  civil damages under any state law for personal injuries, property damage, or death proximately caused after  the  donation  by  a defect in the equipment.  (2)  Any  state or local agency, including a person acting as an agent of  such  an  agency,  that  acts  reasonably   in   administering   the distribution  of  qualified  fire  control or fire rescue equipment to a volunteer fire company or political subdivision shall not be liable  for civil  damages  under  any  state  law  for  personal injuries, property damage, or death proximately caused after the distribution by  a  defect in the equipment.  (b)   Exceptions  to  liability  protection.  Paragraph  (a)  of  this subdivision shall not apply to a person or agency if:  (1) the defect that proximately causes the  injury,  damage,  or  loss resulted  from  an  act  or  omission  of  the  person  or  agency, that constitutes  malice,  gross  negligence,  recklessness,  or  intentional misconduct;  (2)  the  person  or  agency is the manufacturer of the qualified fire control or fire rescue equipment; or  (3) the person or agency modified or altered the  equipment  after  it had  been  recertified  by  an  authorized  technician  as  meeting  the manufacturer's specifications.   2. For the purposes of this section the following  words  and  phrases shall have the following meanings:  (a)  "Person"  means  any  individual  and  any  governmental or other entity.  (b) "Qualified fire control or rescue equipment" means fire control or fire rescue  equipment  that  has  been  recertified  by  an  authorized technician  as  meeting  the  manufacturer's specifications and has been distributed through a state  or  local  agency  to  the  volunteer  fire company.  (c) "Authorized technician" means a technician that has been certified by  the manufacturer of fire control or fire rescue equipment to inspect such equipment. The technician need not be  employed  by  the  state  or local  agency administering the distribution of the fire control or fire rescue equipment.
NY Vol Fire Ben L § 6 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VOL - Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Article 2 - Coverage and Benefits 6 - Volunteer Firefighters' Benefits; General.

§ 6. Volunteer   firefighters'   benefits;  general.  If  a  volunteer   firefighter dies from the effects of injury in line of duty, or if  such   a  firefighter  shall be injured in line of duty, benefits shall be paid   and provided pursuant to this chapter, except that  there  shall  be  no   liability  for  such benefits when the injury has been solely occasioned   by intoxication of the volunteer firefighter while  acting  in  line  of   duty  or  by  the wilful intention of the volunteer firefighter to bring   about the injury or death of himself or herself or another.
NY Vol Fire Ben L § 7-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws VOL - Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Article 2 - Coverage and Benefits 7-A - Date of Death Benefits.

§ 7-a. Date  of  death  benefits.  All  weekly  benefits payable under   section seven of this article shall accrue as of the date  of  death  of   the  volunteer  firefighter.  In  the  event  that  a  person or persons   entitled to weekly benefits shall die before a determination is made  on   the  merits  of  their  claim,  and  such determination on the merits is   ultimately in their favor, then all weekly benefits due from the date of   death of the volunteer firefighter up to the date of death of the person   or persons entitled to  such  weekly  benefits  shall  be  paid  to  the   executor or administrator of the estate of such person or persons.