Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 6703B – Eligibility
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(a) A volunteer or paid firefighter, EMT, paramedic, fire instructor, fire marshal, and fire police will be eligible for coverage under this provision after 3 years of active service.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 6703B
- Active: means either of the following:
- Fire instructor: means an individual who actively teaches and holds a certificate to teach firefighter training courses, issued by and employed by the Delaware State Fire School. See Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 6701B
- Fire marshal: means a person who is an official responsible for enforcing fire regulations or investigating fires in the State under § 6612 of Title 16. See Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 6701B
- Fire police: means a member of a fire company who has taken the oath to perform police duties at fires, fire drills, and any emergencies or functions covered by the fire company. See Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 6701B
- Paid firefighter: means a person who has been approved by the Delaware Fire School as a firefighter, as evidenced by an annual fit test, and who is faithfully and actually performing service in the protection of life and property from fire or other emergency, accident, or calamity in connection with which the service of the fire department or company is required. See Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 6701B
- Paramedic: means a person who is employed by a county paramedic service as defined in § 9802(7) of Title 16, has been approved by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians or the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), maintains Delaware certification, and is faithfully and actually performing service in the State. See Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 6701B
- Volunteer firefighter: means a firefighter who is faithfully and actually performing service in the protection of life and property from fire or other emergency, accident, or calamity in connection with which the service of the fire department or company is required. See Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 6701B
(b) Any person who was simultaneously a member of more than 1 class at the time of diagnosis shall not be entitled to receive benefits from, or on behalf of, more than 1 such class but is entitled to the higher of the 2 classes.
(c) A covered member of class 1 or class 2 of this provision shall remain eligible for benefits pursuant to § 6702B of this title for 60 months after the formal cessation of the member’s status as an active volunteer firefighter, paid firefighter, EMT, paramedic, fire instructor, fire marshal, or fire police.