IC 5-10-8-2.7: Insurance of rostered volunteers

Sec. 2.7. (a) As used in this section, "rostered volunteer" means a volunteer:

(1) whose name has been entered on a roster of volunteers for a volunteer program operated by a local unit; and

(2) who has been approved by the proper authorities of the local unit.

The term does not include a volunteer firefighter (as defined in IC 36-8-12-2) or an inmate assigned to a correctional facility operated by the state or a local unit.

(b) As used in this section, "local unit" does not include a school corporation.

(c) The fiscal body of a local unit may elect to provide insurance for rostered volunteers for life, accident, or sickness coverage.