to donate a service for any law enforcement related activity conducted in response to the emergency situation.
Amended by Chapter 148, 2014 General Session
A compensatory service worker is considered a government employee for purposes of receiving workers' compensation medical benefits, which shall be the exclusive remedy for all injuries and occupational diseases as provided under:
(1)
Title 34A, Chapter 2, Workers' Compensation Act; and
(2)
Title 34A, Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act.
Amended by Chapter 185, 2002 General Session
(1)
A volunteer safety officer is considered an employee of an agency that supervises the volunteer safety officer for the purpose of receiving workers' compensation benefits under:
(a)
Title 34A, Chapter 2, Workers' Compensation Act; and
(b)
Title 34A, Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act.
(2)
(a)
In accordance with Section 34A-2-105, the workers' compensation benefits described in Subsection (1) are the exclusive remedy against the supervising agency, or an officer, agent, or employee of the supervising agency, for all injuries and occupational diseases resulting from the volunteer safety officer's services for the supervising agency as a volunteer safety officer.
(b)
For purposes of Subsection (2)(a), the supervising agency for whom the volunteer safety officer provides services as a volunteer safety officer is considered an employer of the volunteer safety officer.
(3)
To compute the workers' compensation benefits for a volunteer safety officer described in Subsection (1), the average weekly wage of the volunteer safety officer shall be the state's average weekly wage at the time of the industrial accident or occupational disease that is the basis for the volunteer safety officer's worker's compensation claim.
Amended by Chapter 36, 2002 General Session
Amended by Chapter 185, 2002 General Session
Amended by Chapter 250, 2002 General Session
Amended by Chapter 185, 2002 General Session
Amended by Chapter 250, 2002 General Session
(1)
A volunteer search and rescue team member are considered an employee of the county of the county sheriff that certifies and supervises the volunteer search and rescue team member for the purpose of receiving workers' compensation benefits under:
(a)
Title 34A, Chapter 2, Workers' Compensation Act; and
(b)
Title 34A, Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act.
(2)
(a)
In accordance with Section 34A-2-105, the workers' compensation benefits described in Subsection (1) are the exclusive remedy against the county of the supervising county sheriff or an officer, agent, or employee of the county or supervising county sheriff, for the injuries