N.Y. Volunteer Ambulance Workers' Benefit Law § 90: References to workers' compensation law

§ 90. References to workers' compensation law. Where the provisions of

any section or part of any section of the workers' compensation law are

made applicable to this chapter and are incorporated herein by

reference, the following terms used in such provisions of the workers'

compensation law shall have the following meanings when read in

connection with this chapter:

1. "Accident" means "injury" as defined in this chapter.

2. "Dependent husband" means the "surviving spouse" of a female

volunteer ambulance worker, as defined in this chapter.

3. "Employee" means a volunteer ambulance worker who has been or might

be injured in line of duty or who dies or might die from the effects of

such an injury.

4. "Employment" means service of a volunteer ambulance worker in line

of duty.

5. "Employer" means the political subdivision or volunteer ambulance

company liable for payment of financial benefits pursuant to this

chapter.

6. "Injury" means "injury" as defined in this chapter.

7. "Injured worker" means injured volunteer ambulance worker.

8. "Insurance carrier" means "insurance carrier" as defined in this

chapter.

9. "Same employ" means the same ambulance department or ambulance

company, or in the same service for a political subdivision, or district

or area thereof, pursuant to a call for assistance.

10. "Workers' compensation" means the benefits payable to a volunteer

ambulance worker or his dependents pursuant to this chapter, including

medical treatment and care, except when a different meaning obviously is

intended.

Where any such section is so made applicable and is so incorporated,

and there is a reference therein to another section or provision of the

workers' compensation law which also has been made applicable to this

chapter, such reference shall be deemed to include the applicable

section or provision of this chapter if such inclusion is consistent

with the provisions of this chapter.