MS HB112

Amends Section 33-15-15, Mississippi Code of 1972, to extend workers' compensation coverage to personnel registered in the Mississippi Responder Management System.

Personnel in the Responder Management System receive compensation for death, disability, or injury occurring while responding to an officially declared emergency or during emergency preparedness training.

Compensation for covered personnel follows the same payment schedules as Mississippi Workers' Compensation Law, with payments to heirs in case of death or to the individual in case of injury or disability.

The Mississippi Responder Management System is designed to facilitate health and medical response through identification, credentialing, and deployment of responders for the state.

Effective date: July 1, 2016.