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21-5-703. Procedures for filing claims.
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21-5-703. Procedures for filing claims.
(a) All claimants shall be subject to the same rules as are provided by the law governing procedure before the Arkansas State Claims Commission.
(b) All claims asserted under this subchapter shall be filed within five (5) years of the following:
(1) The date of the covered public employee's death;
(2) The date of the incident causing the covered public employee's total and permanent disability; or
(3) The date the covered public employee permanently leaves the employment position covered by this subchapter.
(c) Unless § 6-82-504(e) is applicable, the commission shall award any scholarship benefit provided by the provisions of § 6-82-501 et seq. at the same time any death benefit or total and permanent disability benefit is awarded under this subchapter.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 21-5-703
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21-5-703. Procedures for filing claims.
(a) All claimants shall be subject to the same rules as are provided by the law governing procedure before the Arkansas State Claims Commission.
(b) All claims asserted under this subchapter shall be filed within five (5) years of the following:
(1) The date of the covered public employee's death;
(2) The date of the incident causing the covered public employee's total and permanent disability; or
(3) The date the covered public employee permanently leaves the employment position covered by this subchapter.
(c) Unless § 6-82-504(e) is applicable, the commission shall award any scholarship benefit provided by the provisions of § 6-82-501 et seq. at the same time any death benefit or total and permanent disability benefit is awarded under this subchapter.
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6-82-501. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Child” or “children” means any natural child, adopted child, or stepchild who is eligible under § 6-82-504;
(2) “Division of Community Correction employee” means any employee of the Division of Community Correction who suffers fatal injuries or wounds or becomes permanently and totally disabled as a result of injuries or wounds that occurred through contact with parolees, probationers, or center residents;
(3)(A) “Emergency medical services personnel” means an individual licensed by the Department of Health at any level established by the rules adopted by the State Board of Health under the Emergency Medical Services Act, § 20-13-201 et seq., and authorized to perform those services set forth in the rules.
(B) This shall include without limitation an emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician, paramedic, emergency medical services instructor, or emergency medical services instructor trainer;
(4) “Firefighter” means any firefighter employed on a full-time or volunteer duty status while actually engaged in the performance of his or her duties;
(5) “Law enforcement officer” means a:
(A) Constable, which includes all duly elected constables of any beat of any county within the state while actually engaged in the performance of their duties concerning the criminal laws of the county and state;
(B) Game warden, which includes all appointed game wardens employed by the State of Arkansas on a full-time duty status while actually engaged in their duties concerning the game laws of this state;
(C) Municipal and college or university police officer, which includes all law enforcement officers of any municipality, college, or university who are regular duty personnel on full-time sta
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-82-501
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 6-82-501. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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6-82-504. Awards to children.
(a) In order for a natural child to be eligible to receive a scholarship benefit:
(1) The child must have been born prior to the date of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, fire fighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Department of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee; or
(2) The law enforcement officer, fire fighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Department of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee or the spouse of the law enforcement officer, fire fighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Department of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee must have been pregnant with the child at the time of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, fire fighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Department of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee.
(b) In order for an adopted child to be eligible to receive a scholarship benefit:
(1) The child must have been adopted prior to the date of the death or total and permanent disability of the law enforcement officer, fire fighter, emergency medical technician, state highway employee, state correction employee, Department of Community Correction employee, state parks employee, teacher, or state forestry employee; or
(2) The child's adoption process must have begun prior to the date of the death or total and permanent disability of the
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-82-504
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 6-82-504. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.