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§ 15. Expense   for   rehabilitating   injured  volunteer  firemen.  A  volunteer fireman, 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 department is being  rendered fit to engage in a remunerative occupation,  may  receive  such  additional  financial  benefit  necessary  for his rehabilitation as the  workmen's compensation board shall determine.    Not  more  than  thirty  dollars  per  week  of  such  additional  amount  shall  be expended for  maintenance. Such expense and such of the administrative expenses of the  state education department as are properly assignable to the expenses of  rehabilitating  such  volunteer  firemen  shall  be  paid  out  of   the  vocational  rehabilitation  fund created pursuant to subdivision nine of  section fifteen of the workmen's compensation law.   Any such  volunteer  fireman for the purposes of such fund shall be considered an employee of  the  political  subdivision  liable  for the payment of benefits to such  volunteer  fireman  under  this  chapter  and  such  "employer"  or  its  insurance  carrier,  as  the  case may be, shall make the same financial  contribution to such fund as required by such subdivision nine in  every  case  of  injury causing death of a volunteer fireman in which there are  no persons entitled to financial benefits under this chapter other  than  (1)  funeral  expenses and (2) the death benefit provided in subdivision  two of section seven of this chapter.

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§ 15. Expense   for   rehabilitating   injured  volunteer  firemen.  A  volunteer fireman, 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 department is being  rendered fit to engage in a remunerative occupation,  may  receive  such  additional  financial  benefit  necessary  for his rehabilitation as the  workmen's compensation board shall determine.    Not  more  than  thirty  dollars  per  week  of  such  additional  amount  shall  be expended for  maintenance. Such expense and such of the administrative expenses of the  state education department as are properly assignable to the expenses of  rehabilitating  such  volunteer  firemen  shall  be  paid  out  of   the  vocational  rehabilitation  fund created pursuant to subdivision nine of  section fifteen of the workmen's compensation law.   Any such  volunteer  fireman for the purposes of such fund shall be considered an employee of  the  political  subdivision  liable  for the payment of benefits to such  volunteer  fireman  under  this  chapter  and  such  "employer"  or  its  insurance  carrier,  as  the  case may be, shall make the same financial  contribution to such fund as required by such subdivision nine in  every  case  of  injury causing death of a volunteer fireman in which there are  no persons entitled to financial benefits under this chapter other  than  (1)  funeral  expenses and (2) the death benefit provided in subdivision  two of section seven of this chapter.

State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-york > Vol > Article-2 > 15

§ 15. Expense   for   rehabilitating   injured  volunteer  firemen.  A  volunteer fireman, 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 department is being  rendered fit to engage in a remunerative occupation,  may  receive  such  additional  financial  benefit  necessary  for his rehabilitation as the  workmen's compensation board shall determine.    Not  more  than  thirty  dollars  per  week  of  such  additional  amount  shall  be expended for  maintenance. Such expense and such of the administrative expenses of the  state education department as are properly assignable to the expenses of  rehabilitating  such  volunteer  firemen  shall  be  paid  out  of   the  vocational  rehabilitation  fund created pursuant to subdivision nine of  section fifteen of the workmen's compensation law.   Any such  volunteer  fireman for the purposes of such fund shall be considered an employee of  the  political  subdivision  liable  for the payment of benefits to such  volunteer  fireman  under  this  chapter  and  such  "employer"  or  its  insurance  carrier,  as  the  case may be, shall make the same financial  contribution to such fund as required by such subdivision nine in  every  case  of  injury causing death of a volunteer fireman in which there are  no persons entitled to financial benefits under this chapter other  than  (1)  funeral  expenses and (2) the death benefit provided in subdivision  two of section seven of this chapter.