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26     SECTION 44 - R12 - ACCIDENT FUND, STATE
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28         44.1. (SAF: Medical Claims Penalty Clause)  Medical claims against the State Accident Fund shall not be subject to the 30 day penalty
29     clause as set forth in Section 17 of Act 148 of 1981 as amended by Part II, Section 9, of Act 466 of 1982, until such claims are approved
30     by the Workers' Compensation Commission and received by the Fund.
31         44.2. (SAF: Volunteer Fire/Rescue Squads Coverage)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, voluntary firemen of organized
32     volunteer fire units and members of organized volunteer rescue squads are covered under workers' compensation by the county governing
33     body unless the governing body of the county opts out of the coverage.



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 1         44.3. (SAF: Educational Seminar Revenue)  The State Accident Fund is authorized to set and collect fees for educational seminars.
 2     All revenue earned from educational seminars shall be retained by the agency and used for supplies, materials, and other expenses relating
 3     to the seminars.
 4         44.4. (SAF: Buy Out of Workers' Compensation Claims)  From the funds in the Workers' Compensation Trust Fund, $687,000 shall
 5     be used to pay the State Accident Fund for buy out of workers' compensation claims for Department of Transportation employees that were
 6     transferred from the Department of Highways and Public Transportation to the Department of Transportation as a result of restructuring.
 7     In addition, from the funds in the Workers' Compensation Trust Fund, $678,390 shall be used to pay the State Accident Fund for buy out
 8     of workers' compensation claims for Department of Transportation employees that were transferred from the Department of Highways
 9     and Public Transportation to the Department of Public Safety as a result of restructuring.
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