PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1774 PRINTER'S NO. 2505
No. 1382 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY CORMAN, RHOADES, AFFLERBACH AND STOUT,
DECEMBER 5, 1989
SENATOR MADIGAN, LABOR AND INDUSTRY, AS AMENDED,
SEPTEMBER 26, 1990
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), entitled "An
2 act defining the liability of an employer to pay damages for
3 injuries received by an employe in the course of employment;
4 establishing an elective schedule of compensation; providing
5 procedure for the determination of liability and compensation
6 thereunder; and prescribing penalties," further providing for
7 the payment of workmen's compensation premiums.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. Section 601 of the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736,
11 No.338), known as The Pennsylvania Workmen's Compensation Act,
12 reenacted and amended June 21, 1939 (P.L.520, No.281), is
13 amended by adding a subsection to read:
14 Section 601. * * *
15 (e) Each municipality which does not have a fire company,
16 ambulance corps or rescue and lifesaving squad, RESCUE AND <--
17 LIFESAVING SQUAD OR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE TEAM located
18 within its corporate limits and which receives fire protection
19 services, ambulance services or rescue and lifesaving, RESCUE <--
1 AND LIFESAVING OR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE services from the
2 volunteer fire company, volunteer ambulance corps or, volunteer <--
3 rescue and lifesaving squad OR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE TEAM <--
4 of another municipality pursuant to a contract, standing
5 agreement or arrangement shall reimburse the municipality
6 maintaining the volunteer fire company, volunteer ambulance
7 corps or, volunteer rescue and lifesaving squad OR HAZARDOUS <--
8 MATERIALS RESPONSE TEAM for a portion of the cost of the
9 workmen's compensation premiums covering members of the
10 volunteer fire company, volunteer ambulance corps or, volunteer <--
11 rescue and lifesaving squad OR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE <--
12 TEAM. The appropriate portion of the cost shall be determined by
13 multiplying the entire cost of the premium by the percentage
14 that the individual municipality's population served by such
15 volunteer fire company, volunteer ambulance corps or, volunteer <--
16 rescue and lifesaving squad OR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE TEAM <--
17 bears to the total population served by such volunteer fire
18 company, volunteer ambulance corps or, volunteer rescue and <--
19 lifesaving squad OR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE TEAM or be <--
20 determined by agreement between the municipalities.
21 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 30 days.
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