(a) A resident of the state who temporarily volunteers to participate in a search and rescue training exercise or a search and rescue activity and who suffers injury or death during the course and within the scope of training for or providing search and rescue services is considered an employee of the state for purposes of this chapter if, at the time of the injury or death, the volunteer

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 23.30.246

  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(1) is an authorized participant in a search and rescue training exercise under Alaska Stat. § 18.60.115 or a search and rescue activity under Alaska Stat. § 18.60.120; and
(2) is not otherwise covered for that injury or death by an employer’s workers’ compensation insurance policy or self-insurance certificate.
(b) Notwithstanding the methods for calculating an employee’s gross weekly earnings under Alaska Stat. § 23.30.220, the gross weekly earnings for a resident of the state temporarily engaged as a volunteer under (a) of this section are equal to the state average weekly wage.
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