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N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 1 Short title
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§ 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "volunteer ambulance workers' benefit law".
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 10 Permanent partial disability benefits
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§ 10. Permanent partial disability benefits. 1. In the case of disability partial in character, but permanent in quality, the volunteer ambulance worker, injured in the line of duty shall be paid one hundred fifty dollars for each week for the period specified in this subdivisio…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 11 Temporary partial disability benefits
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§ 11. Temporary partial disability benefits. In the case of temporary partial disability the volunteer ambulance worker shall be paid for each week during the continuance thereof, as follows: 1. If the percentage of loss of earning capacity is seventy-five per centum, or greater…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 11-A Repair or replacement of prosthetic devices
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§ 11-a. Repair or replacement of prosthetic devices. If, as a result of services performed in line of duty, a volunteer ambulance worker damages or loses any prosthetic devices required to be worn or used by him, whether or not he is injured, such prosthetic device shall be repa…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 11-B Hazardous exposures
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§ 11-b. Hazardous exposures. If, as a result of services performed in line of duty, a volunteer ambulance worker is exposed to or comes in contact with any poisons, gases, x-rays, radium, radioactive materials or other potentially harmful substances or matter, the captain or oth…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 11-C Medical examination of volunteer ambulance workers to detect and identify the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
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§ 11-c. Medical examination of volunteer ambulance workers to detect and identify the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). 1. Whenever a volunteer ambulance worker has been exposed to a significant risk of transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) while performing se…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 12 Nonschedule adjustments
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§ 12. Nonschedule adjustments. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in any case coming within the provisions of sections ten and eleven of this article, in which the right to benefits has been established and benefits have been paid for not less than three months…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 13 Reclassification of disabilities
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§ 13. Reclassification of disabilities. Subject to the limitations in section fifty-one of this chapter and in section one hundred twenty-three of the workers' compensation law as made applicable to this chapter by section fifty-seven of this chapter, the workers' compensation b…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 14 Previous disability
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§ 14. Previous disability. The fact that a volunteer ambulance worker has suffered previous disability or received benefits therefor as provided in the workers' compensation law, or this chapter shall not preclude him from benefits for a later injury nor preclude death benefits …
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 15 Expense for rehabilitating injured volunteer ambulance workers
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§ 15. Expense for rehabilitating injured volunteer ambulance workers. A volunteer ambulance worker, who as a result of injury is or may be expected to be totally or partially incapacitated for a remunerative occupation and who, under the direction of the state education departme…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 16 Treatment and care
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§ 16. Treatment and care. A volunteer ambulance worker injured in line of duty shall be entitled to receive medical, surgical, podiatric, chiropractic, psychological and other attendance and treatment, nurse and hospital service, medicine, crutches, artificial members, devices, …
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 17 Noncitizens
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§ 17. Noncitizens. Financial benefits payable under this chapter to noncitizens not residents or about to become nonresidents of the United States or Canada shall be in the same amount as provided for residents, except that dependents in any foreign country shall be limited to s…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 18 Disposition of accrued benefits upon death
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§ 18. Disposition of accrued benefits upon death. Except as otherwise provided in section ten of this article, in the case of the death of an injured volunteer ambulance worker to whom there was due at the time of his death any benefits under the provisions of this chapter, the …
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 19 Exclusiveness of remedy
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§ 19. Exclusiveness of remedy. The benefits provided by this chapter shall be the exclusive remedy of a volunteer ambulance worker, or his spouse, parents, dependents, next of kin, executor or administrator, or anyone otherwise entitled to recover damages, at common law or other…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 2 Purpose
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§ 2. Purpose. In recognition of the unselfish service given to the people of New York state by these volunteer ambulance workers, government has undertaken to provide for them and their families some measure of protection against loss from death or injuries in the line of duty. …
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 20 Other remedies of volunteer ambulance workers; subrogation
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§ 20. Other remedies of volunteer ambulance workers; subrogation. The provisions of section twenty-nine of the workers' compensation law to the extent that such provisions are not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, shall be applicable as fully as if set forth in t…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 21 Assistance to other states, the Dominion of Canada, property ceded to the federal government and to Indian reservations
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§ 21. Assistance to other states, the Dominion of Canada, property ceded to the federal government and to Indian reservations. 1. Whenever an ambulance company or ambulance department in this state shall answer a call to furnish assistance to any political subdivision or territo…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 22 Revenues and benefits from sources other than this chapter
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§ 22. Revenues and benefits from sources other than this chapter. 1. Benefits, savings or insurance of the injured or deceased volunteer ambulance worker, or insurance carried for his benefit under subsection (a) of section four thousand two hundred thirty-seven of the insurance…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 23 Assignments, exemptions
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§ 23. Assignments, exemptions. Benefits payable under this article shall not be assigned, released or commuted, except as provided by this chapter, and shall be exempt from all claims of creditors and from levy, execution and attachment or other remedy for recovery or collection…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 24 Waiver agreements
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§ 24. Waiver agreements. No agreement or release by a volunteer ambulance worker, or, in the case of death, the dependents of a deceased volunteer ambulance worker, to waive his or her right to benefits under this chapter shall be valid, except as provided in section thirty-two …
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 25 Limitation of time
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§ 25. Limitation of time. No limitation of time provided in this chapter shall run as against any person who is mentally incompetent or a minor so long as he has no committee or guardian.
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 3 Definitions
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§ 3. Definitions. As used in this chapter: 1. "Volunteer ambulance worker" means an active volunteer member of an ambulance company as specified on a list regularly maintained by that company for the purpose of this chapter. 2. "Ambulance company" means any voluntary or municipa…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 30 Liability for and payment of benefits
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§ 30. Liability for and payment of benefits. Except as otherwise provided in article five of the workers' compensation law and in section twenty-one of this chapter: 1. If at the time of injury the volunteer ambulance worker was a member of an ambulance company of a county, city…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 31 The insurance contract
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§ 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 fort…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 32 Group insurance
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§ 32. Group insurance. 1. Notwithstanding any provision of section thirty of this article, any town may contract for a single policy of insurance indemnifying (a) all ambulance districts wholly within such town which are liable for the payment of benefits under this chapter, (b)…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 40 Notice of injury or death
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§ 40. Notice of injury or death. Notice of an injury or death for which benefits are to be paid or provided under this chapter shall be given to the political subdivision or the volunteer ambulance company liable for the payment thereof within ninety days after such injury or de…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 41 Claim for benefits
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§ 41. Claim for benefits. The right to claim benefits under this chapter shall be barred, except as hereinafter provided, unless within two years after the injury, or, if death results therefrom, within two years after such death, a claim for the benefits under this chapter shal…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 42 Reports of injuries, claims and proceedings
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§ 42. Reports of injuries, claims and proceedings. If an injury is one for which an insurance carrier might be liable under a contract of insurance or a county plan of self-insurance might be required to pay, the officer to whom a notice of injury is required to be delivered or …
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 43 Determination of claims for benefits
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§ 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…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 44 Presumptions
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§ 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 shal…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 45 Modification of awards, decisions or orders
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§ 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.
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 46 Appeals
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§ 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…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 47 Costs and fees
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§ 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.
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 48 Representation before the workers' compensation board
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§ 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.
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 49 Benefits; how payable
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§ 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…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 5 Coverage
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§ 5. Coverage. 1. The duties and activities in relation to which benefits shall be paid and provided pursuant to this chapter are: a. Necessary travel to, working at, and necessary travel returning from an accident, alarm of accident, or other duty to which his ambulance departm…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 50 Payments pending controversies
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§ 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…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 51 Fund for reopened cases
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§ 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 a…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 52 Awards to nonresidents; nonresident compensation fund
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§ 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.
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 53 Enforcement of payment
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§ 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 a…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 54 Aggregate trust fund
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§ 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…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 55 Penalty for false representation
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§ 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 …
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 56 Non-duplication of benefits
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§ 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 t…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 57 Miscellaneous provisions
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§ 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' com…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 58 Application of provisions of workers' compensation law
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§ 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 th…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 59 Liberal construction
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§ 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.
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 6 Volunteer ambulance workers' benefits; general
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§ 6. Volunteer ambulance workers' benefits; general. If a volunteer ambulance worker dies from the effects of injury in the line of duty, or if such an ambulance worker shall be injured in line of duty, benefits shall be paid and provided pursuant to this chapter, except that th…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 60 Assessment for expenses
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§ 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 generat…
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 61 Death or disability due to disease or malfunction of heart or coronary arteries; claims and procedures
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§ 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 …
N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 7 Death benefits
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§ 7. Death benefits. In the event of death the benefit shall be known\nas a death benefit and shall be paid as follows:\n 1. The reasonable funeral expenses of the deceased volunteer ambulance\nworker shall be paid in an amount not exceeding six thousand seven\nhundred dollars. …