1. The department shall approve disaster medical assistance teams to supplement and support disrupted or overburdened local medical and public health personnel, hospitals, and resources at or near the site of a disaster or threatened disaster by providing direct medical care to victims or by providing other support services.
2. A member of a disaster medical assistance team acting pursuant to this division of this chapter shall be considered an employee of the state under chapter 669, shall be afforded protection as an employee of the state under section 669.21, and shall be considered an employee of the state for purposes of workers' compensation and death benefits, provided that the member has done all of the following:
a. Registered with and received approval to serve on a disaster medical assistance team from the department.
b. Provided direct medical care to a victim of a disaster or provided other support services during a disaster.
3. The department shall provide the department of administrative services with a list of individuals who have registered with and received approval from the department to serve on a disaster medical assistance team. The department shall update the list on a quarterly basis, or as necessary for the department of administrative services to determine eligibility for coverage.
4. Upon notification of a compensable loss, the department of administrative services shall seek funding from the executive council for those costs associated with covered workers' compensation benefits.
2003 Acts, ch 33, §4, 11; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
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