630.070. Workers' compensation law extended to employees of department. - Missouri Statutes

Workers' compensation law extended to employees of department.

630.070. 1. The provisions of chapter 287, RSMo, governingworkers' compensation are extended to include all employees andauthorized student and volunteer workers of the department. Thestate of Missouri shall be a self-insurer and assume allliability imposed by chapter 287, RSMo, in respect to suchpersonnel of the department, without insurance, and the attorneygeneral shall appear on behalf of and defend the state in allactions brought by such personnel of the department under theprovisions of the workers' compensation law.

2. The director has authority to perform such duties as maybe necessary or incidental to carry out effectively the purposesof this section.

3. The extension of chapter 287, RSMo, to include personnelof the department is not construed as acknowledging or creatingany liability in tort, or as incurring other obligations orduties other than the duty and obligation of complying with theprovisions of chapter 287, RSMo.

(L. 1980 H.B. 1724)