Montana Code 10-3-911. Intrastate mutual aid system — workers’ compensation coverage
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10-3-911. Intrastate mutual aid system — workers’ compensation coverage. (1) If a person is an employee of a member jurisdiction that responds to a request for assistance from a member jurisdiction and the person sustains injury in the course of providing the requested assistance, the person is entitled to all applicable benefits, including workers’ compensation benefits, normally available to the person as an employee of the member jurisdiction that employs the person.
Terms Used In Montana Code 10-3-911
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Member jurisdiction: means the state of Montana or a political subdivision or a federally recognized Indian tribe that participates in the system. See Montana Code 10-3-903
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- System: means the Montana intrastate mutual aid system provided for in 10-3-906. See Montana Code 10-3-903
(2)If the person’s injury results in the person’s death, the person’s estate must receive any additional state and federal benefits that may be available for death in the line of duty.