As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) 'Employer' means a municipality, special district, fire authority, or county improvement district that employs one or more firefighters. 'Employer' also means the division of fire prevention and control created in section 24-33.5-1201. 'Employer' does not include a power authority created pursuant to section 29-1-204 or a municipally owned utility.(2) 'Firefighter' means a full- or part-time employee of an employer whose duties are directly involved with the provision of fire protection services and a volunteer firefighter as defined in section 31-30-1102. 'Firefighter' includes a person meeting this definition who provides volunteer services to a fire authority created by an intergovernmental agreement providing fire protection.(3) 'Trust' means a multiple employer behavioral health trust described in section 10-3-903.5(7)(e), established for the purposes of this part 5.Added by 2022 Ch. 339,§4, eff. 6/3/2022.
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