§ 11-b. Hazardous exposures. If, as a result of services performed in
line of duty, a volunteer ambulance worker is exposed to or comes in
contact with any poisons, gases, x-rays, radium, radioactive materials
or other potentially harmful substances or matter, the captain or other
executive officer of the ambulance department, volunteer ambulance
company or ambulance district of which he is a member may authorize the
volunteer ambulance worker to obtain such examinations, tests, treatment
and care as are immediately necessary to determine whether he is
injured. Any such authorization may be granted prior to the giving of a
notice of injury under this chapter. In any such case, the volunteer
ambulance worker shall be deemed to have been injured and shall be
entitled to treatment and care and disability benefits as provided in
this chapter.