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Article 1 - Short Title; Purpose; Definitions; Miscellaneous
1 - Short Title. - § 1. Short title. a. This chapter shall be known...
2 - Purpose. - § 2. Purpose. One of the finest traditions of American...
3 - Definitions. - § 3. Definitions. As used in this chapter: 1. "Volunteer...
4 - Removal of Civil Liability Barriers. - (1) A fire company or political subdivision, including a person...
Article 2 - Coverage and Benefits
5 - Coverage. - § 5. Coverage. 1. The duties and activities in relation...
6 - Volunteer Firefighters' Benefits; General. - § 6. Volunteer firefighters' benefits; general. If a volunteer firefighter...
7 - Lt. Michael E. Neuner/timothy Goff Memorial Death Benefit Program. - § 7. Lt. Michael E. Neuner/Timothy Goff memorial death benefit...
7-A - Date of Death Benefits. - § 7-a. Date of death benefits. All weekly benefits payable...
8 - Permanent Total Disability Benefits. - § 8. Permanent total disability benefits. In the case of...
9 - Temporary Total Disability Benefits. - § 9. Temporary total disability benefits. In the case of...
10 - Permanent Partial Disability Benefits. - (b) Loss of hearing. In the case of the complete...
11 - Temporary Partial Disability Benefits. - § 11. Temporary partial disability benefits. In the case of...
11-A - Repair or Replacement of Prosthetic Devices. - § 11-a. Repair or replacement of prosthetic devices. If, as...
11-B - Hazardous Exposures. - § 11-b. Hazardous exposures. If, as a result of services...
11-C - Medical Examination of Volunteer Firefighters to Detect and Identify the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (Hiv). - * § 11-c. Medical examination of volunteer firefighters to detect...
11-C*2 - Volunteer Firefighters; Presumption in Certain Diseases. - * § 11-c. Volunteer firefighters; presumption in certain diseases. Notwithstanding...
12 - Non-Schedule Adjustments. - § 12. Non-schedule adjustments. Notwithstanding any other provision of this...
13 - Reclassification of Disabilities. - § 13. Reclassification of disabilities. Subject to the limitations in...
14 - Previous Disability. - § 14. Previous disability. The fact that a volunteer firefighter...
15 - Expense for Rehabilitating Injured Volunteer Firefighters. - § 15. Expense for rehabilitating injured volunteer firefighters. A volunteer...
16 - Treatment and Care. - § 16. Treatment and care. A volunteer firefighter injured in...
17 - Noncitizens. - § 17. Noncitizens. Financial benefits payable under this chapter to...
18 - Disposition of Accrued Benefits Upon Death. - § 18. Disposition of accrued benefits upon death. Except as...
19 - Exclusiveness of Remedy. - § 19. Exclusiveness of remedy. The benefits provided by this...
20 - Other Remedies of Volunteer Firefighters; Subrogation. - § 20. Other remedies of volunteer firefighters; subrogation. The provisions...
21 - Assistance to Other States, the Dominion of Canada, Property Ceded to the Federal Government and to Indian Reservations. - § 21. Assistance to other states, the Dominion of Canada,...
22 - Revenues and Benefits From Sources Other Than This Chapter. - § 22. Revenues and benefits from sources other than this...
23 - Assignments, Exemptions. - § 23. Assignments, exemptions. Benefits payable under this article shall...
24 - Waiver Agreements. - § 24. Waiver agreements. No agreement or release by a...
25 - Limitation of Time. - § 25. Limitation of time. No limitation of time provided...
Article 3 - Liability for Benefits; Insurance
30 - Liability for and Payment of Benefits. - § 30. Liability for and payment of benefits. Except as...
31 - The Insurance Contract. - § 31. The insurance contract. 1. The provisions of subdivisions...
32 - Group Insurance. - § 32. Group insurance. 1. Notwithstanding any provision of section...
33 - Lien for Benefits. - § 33. Lien for benefits. Benefits to be paid and...
Article 4 - Procedure
40 - Notice of Injury or Death. - § 40. Notice of injury or death. Notice of an...
41 - Claim for Benefits. - § 41. Claim for benefits. The right to claim benefits...
42 - Reports of Injuries, Claims and Proceedings. - § 42. Reports of injuries, claims and proceedings. If an...
43 - Determination of Claims for Benefits. - § 43. Determination of claims for benefits. The provisions of...
44 - Presumptions. - § 44. Presumptions. If a claim for benefits is filed...
45 - Modification of Awards, Decisions or Orders. - § 45. Modification of awards, decisions or orders. The provisions...
46 - Appeals. - § 46. Appeals. The provisions of section twenty-three of the...
47 - Costs and Fees. - § 47. Costs and fees. The provisions of section twenty-four...
48 - Representation Before the Workmen's Compensation Board. - § 48. Representation before the workmen's compensation board. The provisions...
49 - Benefits; How Payable. - § 49. Benefits; how payable. Except as otherwise provided in...
50 - Payments Pending Controversies. - § 50. Payments pending controversies. In order that the benefits...
51 - Fund for Reopened Cases. - § 51. Fund for reopened cases. 1. The provisions of...
52 - Awards to Nonresidents; Nonresident Compensation Fund. - § 52. Awards to nonresidents; nonresident compensation fund. The provisions...
53 - Enforcement of Payment. - § 53. Enforcement of payment. 1. The provisions of section...
54 - Aggregate Trust Fund. - § 54. Aggregate trust fund. The provisions of section twenty-seven...
55 - Penalty for False Representation. - § 55. Penalty for false representation. If for the purpose...
56 - Non-Duplication of Benefits. - § 56. Non-duplication of benefits. If benefits are required to...
57 - Miscellaneous Provisions. - § 57. Miscellaneous provisions. The provisions of article seven of...
58 - Application of Provisions of Workmen's Compensation Law. - § 58. Application of provisions of workmen's compensation law. All...
59 - Liberal Construction. - § 59. Liberal construction. The provisions of this article relating...
60 - Assessment for Expenses. - § 60. Assessment for expenses. 1. The estimated annual expenses...
61 - Death or Disability Due to Disease or Malfunction of Heart or Coronary Arteries or Due to Vascular Rupture; Claims and Procedures. - * § 61. Death or disability due to disease or...
Article 5 - Saving Clauses; Effective Date
70 - References to Workers' Compensation Law. - § 70. References to workers' compensation law. Where the provisions...
71 - Effect of Unconstitutionality in Part. - § 71. Effect of unconstitutionality in part. If any clause,...
72 - Effective Date. - § 72. Effective date. This act shall take effect March...