Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 95 - VFF-EMT Service Award Program › Section Adm 95.03 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
			 "Account" means a statement or record of all state and municipal length of
			 service award contributions, including all applicable earnings,
			 redistributions, and deductions made on behalf of a VFF-EMT maintained by a
			 program administrator.
(2)
			 "Beneficiary" means a person, trust, or entity designated by a VFF-EMT to
			 receive benefits under a program.
(4) "Credit" means the recognition of the
			 fulfillment of the requirements for performing service toward a length of
			 service award under the program.
(4m) "Department" means the department of
			 administration as specified in s.
			 16.25,
			 Stats.
(4s) "Emergency medical
			 responder" has the meaning given in s.
			 16.25(1)
			 (am), Stats.
(5) "Emergency medical services" means
			 medical care that is rendered to a sick, disabled, or injured individual based
			 on signs, symptoms, or complaints, prior to the individual's hospitalization or
			 while transporting the individual between health care facilities and that is
			 limited to the use of the knowledge, skills, and techniques received from
			 training required under s.
			 256.15,
			 Stats., and ch. DHS 110, as a condition for being issued an emergency medical
			 services practitioner license.
(5m)
			 "Emergency medical services practitioner" has the meaning given in s.
			 16.25(1)
			 (at), Stats.
(6) "Fire fighting services" means the
			 organized suppression and prevention of fires.
(7) "Fiscal year" means the period beginning
			 on July 1 and ending on June 30.
(8) "Length of service award program" or
			 "program" means a program as described in section 457 of the internal revenue
			 code that is implemented and administered by a program administrator approved
			 by the department, and that to the extent allowed by federal law, provides a
			 tax-deferred benefit to a VFF-EMT consistent with the internal revenue code, s.
			 16.25,
			 Stats., and this chapter.
(9)
			 "Municipality" means a city, county, village, or town.
(10) "Net asset value" means the value of an
			 individual length of service award determined by adding the municipal
			 contributions and the state matching contributions, all earnings thereon, and
			 any redistributions as provided in s.
			 Adm
			 95.08, less investment expenses.
(11) "Participating municipality" means a
			 municipality that meets the program eligibility requirements of s.
			 Adm
			 95.04 and elects to participate in a
			 program.
(12) "Prior service" means
			 the service performed by a VFF-EMT for a participating municipality before that
			 municipality began participation in a program.
(13) "Program administrator" means a
			 non-governmental individual or organization in the private sector that provides
			 and administers a program or a designee.
(14) "Service" includes fire fighting
			 services, emergency medical responder services, emergency medical services, or
			 rescue services provided to a participating municipality by a
			 VFF-EMT.
(15) "State" means the
			 state of Wisconsin.
(17) "Volunteer
			 fire company" means one that is organized under s.
			 213.05,
			 Stats.
(18) "Volunteer fire
			 department" has the meaning specified in s.
			 213.08,
			 Stats.
(19) "Volunteer fire
			 fighter" or "VFF" means a person that renders fire fighting or rescue services
			 to a participating municipality and does not receive compensation under a
			 contract of employment as a fire fighter.
(20) "VFF-EMT" means a volunteer fire
			 fighter, volunteer emergency medical responder, or volunteer emergency medical
			 services practitioner.