Effective 5/4/2022 67-20-3. Purposes for which a volunteer is considered a government employee — Limitations of liability for volunteer facilitators. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2) or (3), a volunteer is considered a government employee for purposes of: (a) receiving workers’ compensation medical benefits, which shall be the exclusive remedy for all injuries and […]
Effective 5/4/2022 67-20-4. Approval of volunteer. (1) Except as approval is provided under Subsection (2), a volunteer may not donate any service to an agency unless the volunteer’s services are approved by the chief executive of that agency or an authorized agency representative. (2) When the county sheriff determines that a search and rescue emergency […]
67-20-6. Compensatory service worker workers’ compensation medical benefits. 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 […]
67-20-7. Workers’ compensation benefits for a volunteer safety officer. (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 […]
67-20-7.5. Workers’ compensation benefits for a volunteer search and rescue team member. (1) A volunteer search and rescue team member is 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, […]
Effective 7/1/2021 67-20-8. Volunteer experience credit. (1) State agencies shall designate positions for which approved volunteer experience satisfies the job requirements for purposes of employment. (2) When evaluating applicants for those designated positions, state agencies shall consider documented approved volunteer experience in the same manner as similar paid employment. (3) The Division of Human Resource […]
