§ 49-23-601. Long-term disability coverage.

(1) A participating employer shall cover a public safety service employee who initially enters employment on or after July 1, 2011, under Chapter 21, Public Employees' Long-Term Disability Act, or a substantially similar long-term disability program. (2) (a) A participating employer shall cover a firefighter service employee who initially enters employment on or after July 1, 2011, under Chapter 21, Public Employees' Long-Term Disability Act. (b) In accordance with this section, a participating employer shall provide long-term disability benefit coverage for a volunteer firefighter as provided under Section 49-16-701. (c) The office shall ensure that the cost of the long-term disability benefit coverage provided under Subsections (2)(a) and (b) is funded with revenue received under Section 49-11-901.5.