Law Number

MCLS 418.161(1)(h)

Summary Title

Workers' Compensation: Emergency Medical Services Professional

Summary

A volunteer emergency medical services professional, who is an on-call member of a life support agency, will be considered an employee of the county, city, village, or township they are working with and is entitled to workers' compensation if they are injured while performing their duties.

Full Title

“Employee” defined; exclusion from coverage of partner or spouse, child, or parent in employer’s family; election by employee to be excluded; notice of election; duration of elected exclusion.

Full Text

(h) A volunteer licensed under section 20950 or 20952 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.20950 and 333.20952, who is an on-call member of a life support agency as defined under section 20906 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.20906, shall be considered to be an employee of the county, city, village, or township and entitled to the benefits of this act if personally injured in the performance of duties as an on-call member of a life support agency whether the on-call member of the life support agency is paid or unpaid. An on-call member of a life support agency shall be considered to be receiving the state average weekly wage at the time of injury, as last determined under section 355, from the county, city, village, or township for purposes of calculating the weekly rate of compensation provided under this act except that if the member’s average weekly wage was greater than the state average weekly wage at the time of the injury, the member’s weekly rate of compensation shall be determined based on the member’s average weekly wage. (i) A volunteer licensed under section 20950 or 20952 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.20950 and 333.20952, who is an on-call member of a life support agency as defined under section 20906 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.20906, that contracts with or receives reimbursement from 1 or more counties, cities, villages, or townships is entitled to all the benefits of this act if personally injured in the performance of his or her duties as an on-call member of a life support agency whether the on-call member of the life support agency is paid or unpaid. An on-call member of a life support agency shall be considered to be receiving the state average weekly wage at the time of injury, as last determined under section 355, from the life support agency for the purpose of calculating the weekly rate of compensation provided under this act except that if the member’s average weekly wage was greater than the state average weekly wage at the time of the injury, the member’s weekly rate of compensation shall be determined based on the member’s average weekly wage.

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