Section 5-4 - Eligibility Requirements (a) A person is eligible to apply for and receive funds from the fund if he or she is: - (i) Any person whose primary occupation is a first responder and who is called or ordered into federal service of the United States under Title 10 of the United States Code. A "first responder" is an individual who, in the initial stages of an incident, is responsible for the protection and preservation of life, property, evidence, and the environment, including emergency response providers, emergency management, public health, public safety, clinical care, public works, and other skilled support personnel that provide immediate support services during prevention, response, and recovery operations; and
- (ii) A resident of the State of Wyoming. Residency shall be determined by the "Home of Record" on the Title 10 order (which is the federal document that is used to call or order a person into federal service in any state).
(b) An employee of the federal government or the State of Wyoming is not eligible for contributions from the Fund. This program is not intended to reimburse the federal government for its decisions or reimburse employees of the State of Wyoming who have direct agency appropriations to pay for the benefit through an Executive Order of the Governor.