{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-34a-3-205","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 34A-3-205","heading":"Determining employers of first responders -- Volunteer first responders -- Workers' compensation premiums.","body":"(1) For purposes of receiving workers' compensation benefits, a first responder performing the services of a first responder is considered an employee of an entity for whom the first responder provides those services.\n(2)\n(a) A first responder who only performs the services of a first responder for minimal or no compensation or on a volunteer basis receives an amount of workers' compensation:\n(i) calculated in accordance with Section 34A-2-409; and\n(ii)\n(A) based on the first responder's primary employment, if the first responder is primarily employed other than as a first responder; or\n(B) based on the Utah minimum wage, if the first responder has no employment other than as a first responder.\n(b) An entity for whom a first responder provides first responder services for minimal or no compensation or on a volunteer basis shall:\n(i) pay any excess premium necessary for workers' compensation, if the first responder is primarily employed other than as a first responder; and\n(ii) pay any premium necessary for workers' compensation, if the first responder has no employment other than as a first responder.\n(3) A first responder is not precluded from utilizing insurance a primary employer provides, or any other insurance benefits, in addition to workers' compensation benefits.","path":["Title 34A Utah Labor Code","Chapter 34A-3 Utah Occupational Disease Act","Part 34A-3-2 Presumptions for First Responders"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title34A/Chapter3/34A-3-S205.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"bca3cc6bae7e396621f4e096e925e9b0d3270dae20d00841ad143c69ed934b41","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-34a-3-204","next":"us-ut/utah-code-34a-3-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}