N.Y. Workers' Compensation Law § 164: Disablement of a participant in World Trade Center rescue, recovery and clean-up operations treated as an accident

§ 164. Disablement of a participant in World Trade Center rescue,

recovery and clean-up operations treated as an accident. The date of

disablement of a participant in World Trade Center rescue, recovery and

clean-up operations resulting from a qualifying condition that is

causally related to such participant shall be treated as the happening

of an accident within the meaning of this chapter and the procedure and

practice provided in this chapter shall apply to all proceedings under

this article, except where otherwise specifically provided herein. The

board shall determine the date of disablement that is most beneficial to

the claimant.