North Dakota Code 37-17.4-11 – Workers’ compensation coverage
1. Except as provided in subsection 2, a volunteer health practitioner who dies or is injured as the result of providing health or veterinary services as provided under this chapter is not considered to be an employee of this state for the purpose of receiving benefits under title 65 and must be treated for the purposes of North Dakota law as an individual eligible for workers’ compensation or similar benefits under the law of the state in which the volunteer is qualified for service under an emergency system for advance registration of volunteer health practitioners authorized under subsection 2 of section 37-17.4-04.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 37-17.4-11
- Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
2. A volunteer health practitioner whose principal practice is located in this state and who is licensed by a North Dakota professional board or agency who dies or is injured as a result of providing health or veterinary services as provided under this chapter is eligible for benefits as provided under title 65 if the volunteer is qualified and serving under the emergency system for advance registration of volunteer health practitioners of this state under subsection 1 of section 37-17.4-04.