Volunteer workers; services; medical benefits
Ind. Code § 22-3-2-2.3
in effectSec. 2.3. (a) As used in this section, "volunteer worker" means a person who:
(1) performs services:
(A) for a state institution (as defined in IC 12-7-2.1-318); and
(B) for which the person does not receive compensation of any nature; and
(2) has been approved and accepted as a volunteer worker by the director of:
(A) the division of disability, aging, and rehabilitative services; or
(B) the division of mental health and addiction.
(b) Services of any nature performed by a volunteer worker for a state institution (as defined in IC 12-7-2.1-318) are governmental services. A volunteer worker is subject to the medical benefits described under this chapter through IC 22-3-6. However, a volunteer worker is not under this chapter through IC 22-3-6.
[Pre-1992 Title 12 Revision Citations: 16-14-7-1; 16-14-7-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.739. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.257; P.L.5-1993, SEC.270; P.L.24-1997, SEC.62; P.L.215-2001, SEC.98; P.L.141-2006, SEC.104; P.L.122-2026, SEC.108; P.L.145-2026, SEC.129.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/22Fetched: 10/17/2026