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14-28-102. Workers' compensation coverage generally.
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14-28-102. Workers' compensation coverage generally.
(a) The county governments of this state are authorized to provide workers' compensation coverage pursuant to this chapter for personal injury, disability, or death of volunteer public safety workers while actually engaged in performing volunteer public safety duties.
(b) Any volunteer public safety organization desiring workers' compensation coverage for volunteer public safety workers of the organization may petition the quorum court of the county served by the organization for workers' compensation coverage under this chapter. By majority vote, the quorum court may elect to include the volunteer public safety workers as county employees for the sole purpose of workers' compensation coverage under the provisions of this chapter and §§ 14-60-101 — 14-60-104 and subject to the limitations of this chapter. The action by the quorum court shall not entitle the volunteer public safety workers to any benefits from the county other than workers' compensation coverage.
(c) At its discretion, the quorum court may require as a condition for coverage that a volunteer public safety organization requesting workers' compensation coverage under this chapter pay the premium for that coverage from any public funds available to the organization or that the quorum court make a deduction in the amount of the cost of the coverage from any amounts which the county would normally provide to the volunteer public safety organization.
(d) Volunteer public safety workers covered by workers' compensation pursuant to this chapter shall be deemed to have received such wages as will qualify them for minimum benefits applicable with respect to injury, disability, or death.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-28-102
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14-28-102. Workers' compensation coverage generally.
(a) The county governments of this state are authorized to provide workers' compensation coverage pursuant to this chapter for personal injury, disability, or death of volunteer public safety workers while actually engaged in performing volunteer public safety duties.
(b) Any volunteer public safety organization desiring workers' compensation coverage for volunteer public safety workers of the organization may petition the quorum court of the county served by the organization for workers' compensation coverage under this chapter. By majority vote, the quorum court may elect to include the volunteer public safety workers as county employees for the sole purpose of workers' compensation coverage under the provisions of this chapter and §§ 14-60-101 — 14-60-104 and subject to the limitations of this chapter. The action by the quorum court shall not entitle the volunteer public safety workers to any benefits from the county other than workers' compensation coverage.
(c) At its discretion, the quorum court may require as a condition for coverage that a volunteer public safety organization requesting workers' compensation coverage under this chapter pay the premium for that coverage from any public funds available to the organization or that the quorum court make a deduction in the amount of the cost of the coverage from any amounts which the county would normally provide to the volunteer public safety organization.
(d) Volunteer public safety workers covered by workers' compensation pursuant to this chapter shall be deemed to have received such wages as will qualify them for minimum benefits applicable with respect to injury, disability, or death.
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14-60-101. Requirement generally.
(a) All municipalities shall be required to provide workers' compensation coverage for their officials, employees, and volunteer fire fighters.
(b) Coverages shall be provided for losses incurred while performing work for the municipality.
(c) Individuals convicted of a criminal offense and committed to a municipal detention facility or state correctional facility who are required to perform work for the municipality shall not be considered employees of the municipality.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-60-101
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 14-60-101. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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14-60-104. Coverage through private carrier or self-funding.
(a) Municipalities may provide workers' compensation coverage either through private carriers or through one or more self-funding groups.
(b) Self-funding groups established for this purpose shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Any self-funding group established to provide such coverage for municipalities only shall offer coverage to any municipality in the state that applies for coverage;
(2) Any such group established to provide coverage for both municipalities and counties shall offer coverage to any municipality or county in the state desiring to participate therein;
(3) Any group established to provide workers' compensation coverage to municipalities or to counties and municipalities shall offer such coverage at rates as established and filed with the Workers' Compensation Commission by the organization establishing the self-funding group. Rates for municipalities participating in any such group shall be revised annually based on the cost experience of the particular municipality, or group of municipalities, or group of municipalities and counties; and
(4)(A)(i) Any self-funding group of participating municipalities or counties which is governed by a board of trustees of elected municipal or county officials shall be subject to the rules of the Workers' Compensation Commission applicable to self-insured groups or providers. However, cities and counties shall not be required to enter into an indemnity agreement binding them jointly and severally.
(ii) Each board governing a self-funding group shall be permitted to declare dividends or give credits against renewal premiums based on annual loss experience.
(iii) All self-funded groups shall obtain excess reinsurance from an admitted or
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-60-104
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 14-60-104. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.