Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 2706 amends the Labor Code to provide medical benefits to a person not otherwise covered by workers' compensation insurance who is injured while performing volunteer services, under the direction of a state officer or employee, during a declared state of disaster or in scheduled emergency response training. The act also provides that employees of political subdivisions are entitled to benefits only if they are injured outside the subdivision's jurisdiction. The act requires the person to seek medical attention within 48 hours of the injury to be entitled to benefits.