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Ch. 552 2005 LAWS OF MARYLAND
3. except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph,
performing a duty that the volunteer company assigns to the member;
4. performing a duty that a written bylaw or rule of
government adopted for the volunteer company assigns to the member;
5. going to or from performing a duty included under item 1,
2, 3, or 4 of this subparagraph;
6. accompanying an accident or fire victim while being
transported to a hospital in a helicopter; or
7. returning to the home station of the individual after
accompanying a victim under item (6) of this subparagraph.
(ii) "On duty" does not include attendance of a member of a
volunteer company at a social function unless a written bylaw or rule of government
adopted for the volunteer company requires the attendance or participation of the
member.
(3) "Volunteer company" means:
(i) a volunteer advanced life support unit;
(ii) a volunteer ambulance company or squad;
(iii) a volunteer fire company or department; and
(iv) a volunteer rescue company, department, or squad.
(b) An individual who is a covered employee under subsection [(h)(2), (k), (n),
(o)(2), (p)(1)(ii), (r)(3), (v), or (x)(1)] (C) of this section continues to be a covered
employee while:
(1) accompanying an accident or fire victim who is being transported to a
hospital in a helicopter; and
(2) returning to the home station of the individual after accompanying a
victim under item (1) of this subsection.
[(c) (1) Unless an election is made under paragraph (2) of this subsection, a
member of a volunteer company in Allegany County is not a covered employee.
(2) The Board of County Commissioners for Allegany County may
provide by resolution for members of a volunteer company in the county to be covered
employees while on duty.
(d) A member of a volunteer company in Anne Arundel County is a covered
employee while on duty.
(e) A member of a volunteer company in Baltimore County is a covered
employee while on duty.
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