N.Y. Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law § 51: Fund for reopened cases

§ 51. Fund for reopened cases. 1. The provisions of section

twenty-five-a of the workers' compensation law shall be applicable as

fully as if set forth in this chapter, except that, other than with

respect to the annual assessment under such section twenty-five-a,

payments to an executor or administrator of the estate of a volunteer

firefighter pursuant to subdivision two of section seven of this chapter

shall not constitute payment of benefits for the purpose of determining

the amount of the payment to the fund for reopened cases. Benefits paid

to volunteer firefighters and other persons entitled to benefits under

this chapter from the fund for reopened cases shall be in accordance

with the provisions of this chapter.

2. The insurance carrier or entity responsible for payment of benefits

paying such benefit increase shall claim for such benefit increase

reimbursement from the special fund for reopened cases commencing one

year from the date of the first such payment and annually thereafter

while such payments continue, on a form prescribed by the chair.

3. The insurance carrier or entity responsible for paying the benefit

increase provided in the chapter of two thousand five that added this

subdivision shall claim for such benefit increase reimbursement from the

special fund for reopened cases commencing one year from the date of the

first such payment and annually thereafter while such payments continue,

on a form prescribed by the chair.

4. The insurance carrier or entity responsible for paying the benefit

increase provided in the chapter of two thousand six that added this

subdivision shall claim for such benefit increase reimbursement from the

special fund for reopened cases commencing one year from the date of the

first such payment and annually thereafter while such payments continue,

on a form prescribed by the chair.

5. All carriers shall pay benefits in conformance with rates set forth

in section eight of this chapter without awaiting modification by the

board of any prior inconsistent award.