Statute 48-922: Purchase of accident insurance for volunteer workers by
cities; coverage; immunity; definitions.
(a) The governing body of any city which has a disaster agency pursuant
to
K.S.A. 48-929, and amendments thereto, or is participating in an
interjurisdictional arrangement under an interjurisdictional disaster agency
pursuant to
K.S.A. 48-930, and amendments thereto, may purchase accident
insurance for the protection of those volunteer workers engaged in emergency
management activities sustaining injury or death by accidental means as a
result of such emergency management activities as the volunteer worker may be
called on to perform when called into services in such capacity. The governing
body of such city may purchase accident insurance from private insurance
companies in such amounts and for such coverages as the city governing body
may deem necessary and pay for such insurance out of the emergency management
fund. The purchase of such insurance shall not constitute a
waiver of the immunity of the city from any action or suit provided for in
K.S.A. 48-915, and amendments thereto.
(b) As used in this section: (1) "Volunteer workers" means those natural
persons who volunteer their services for the purpose of engaging in
emergency management activities under a disaster agency
established and
maintained under K.S.A. 48-929 or 48-930, and amendments thereto; and
(2) "injury" means and includes all injuries to a volunteer worker
received by accidental means while such volunteer worker is actually
engaged in performing duties arising out of and in the course of such
emergency management activities.
History: L. 1955, ch. 262, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 283, §
30;
L. 1994, ch. 248, § 10; July 1.