§ 5. Coverage. 1. The duties and activities in relation to which\nbenefits shall be paid and provided pursuant to this chapter are:\n a. Necessary travel to, working at, and necessary travel returning\nfrom an accident, alarm of accident, or other duty to which his\nambulance department, ambulance company, or any unit thereof, either has\nresponded or would be required or authorized to respond, including\nnecessary travel during such work or incidental thereto.\n b. While, within the state, personally assisting another ambulance\ndepartment, ambulance company, or any unit thereof, including, after his\nservices have been duly accepted, necessary travel to and returning from\nsuch work and necessary travel during such work or incidental thereto.\n c. While, within the state and pursuant to orders or authorization,\nperforming duties at the ambulance facility, or elsewhere, directly\nrelated to; (1) the prevention of accidents or other disasters, or (2)\nthe delivery of emergency health care.\n d. While, within this country or in Canada and pursuant to orders or\nauthorization, instructing or being instructed in ambulance duties,\nattending a training school or course of instruction for ambulance\nworkers, or attending or participating in any noncompetitive training\nprogram, including necessary travel directly connected therewith.\n e. While, within the state, any adjoining state or in Canada and\npursuant to orders or authorization, attending or participating in any\ndrill, parade, funeral, inspection or review in which his ambulance\ndepartment, ambulance company, or any unit thereof, is engaged,\nincluding necessary travel directly connected therewith.\n f. While, within the state and pursuant to orders or authorization,\nattending or working at meetings of his ambulance department or\nambulance company, or any organized unit thereof, at the ambulance\nfacility or other regular or special headquarters of the department,\ncompany or unit, including necessary travel directly connected therewith\nother than travel to or returning from such meetings.\n g. While, within the state and pursuant to orders or authorization,\nworking in connection with the construction, testing, inspection, repair\nor maintenance of (1) the ambulance facility and the fixtures,\nfurnishings and equipment thereof, and (2) the ambulance vehicles,\nambulance apparatus and equipment used by the ambulance department,\nambulance company, or other unit thereof, including necessary travel\ndirectly connected therewith other than travel to or returning from such\nwork.\n h. While, within the state, any adjoining state or in Canada and\npursuant to orders or authorization, practicing for, or participating as\na contestant or an official in, any competitive tournament, contest or\npublic exhibition conducted for ambulance workers which is intended to\npromote the efficiency of the ambulance department, ambulance company or\nany unit thereof, including necessary travel directly connected\ntherewith other than travel to and returning from such practice. The\nactual rendition of ambulance or other emergency service shall not be\ndeemed "practicing" within the meaning of this paragraph.\n i. While, pursuant to orders or authorization, engaged in the\ninspection of ambulance vehicles and ambulance apparatus prior to\ndelivery under a contract of purchase, or performing duties in relation\nto the delivery thereof, including necessary travel directly connected\ntherewith.\n j. While, within this country or Canada and pursuant to orders or\nauthorization, attending a convention or conference of ambulance workers\nor ambulance officers as the authorized delegate or representative of\nhis ambulance department, ambulance company or any unit thereof,\nincluding necessary travel directly connected therewith.\n k. While, within the state and pursuant to orders or authorization,\nworking in connection with a fund raising activity of his ambulance\ncompany, including
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