A much belated reply to the request for information on insurance coverage for volunteers: The volunteer services agreement which has been used within the past few years by the USGS says, basically, that: - volunteer service does not confer status of a Federal employee upon the volunteer, and - while the volunteer is acting within the scope of the agreement, the volunteer is covered under provisions of the Federal Tort Claims Act, which protects them from liability for injury or damage to others while acting with their scope as a volunteer, and - the volunteer is covered under provisions of the Federal Employees Compensation Act regarding compensation for work-related injury, and - the volunteer understands the health and physcial conditions requirements for performing the services described in the project description. These relate to volunteers in a Federal agency, but I was wondering whether states or other governmental entities would have similar coverage for employees which could be extended to volunteers in those institutions, with the understanding that volunteer status does not confer status of an employee. Carol Edwards, USGS Field Records Library, Denver [log in to unmask]