N.Y. Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law § 70: References to workers' compensation law

§ 70. 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 firefighter,

as defined in this chapter.

3. "Employee" means a volunteer firefighter 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 firefighter in line of

duty.

5. "Employer" means the political subdivision liable for payment of

financial benefits pursuant to this chapter.

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

7. "Injured workman" means injured volunteer firefighter.

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

chapter.

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

firefighter or his or her 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.