Section 51. Fund for reopened cases

1.  The  provisions  of  section
  twenty-five-a of the workers' compensation law shall  be  applicable  as
  fully  as  if  set  forth  in this chapter, except that, other than with
  respect to the  annual  assessment  under  such  section  twenty-five-a,
  payments  to  an  executor or administrator of the estate of a volunteer
  firefighter pursuant to subdivision two of section seven of this chapter
  shall not constitute payment of benefits for the purpose of  determining
  the  amount of the payment to the fund for reopened cases. Benefits paid
  to volunteer firefighters and other persons entitled to  benefits  under
  this  chapter  from  the  fund for reopened cases shall be in accordance
  with the provisions of this chapter.
    2. The insurance carrier or entity responsible for payment of benefits
  paying such benefit increase  shall  claim  for  such  benefit  increase
  reimbursement  from  the  special fund for reopened cases commencing one
  year from the date of the first such  payment  and  annually  thereafter
  while such payments continue, on a form prescribed by the chair.
    3.  The insurance carrier or entity responsible for paying the benefit
  increase provided in the chapter of two thousand five  that  added  this
  subdivision shall claim for such benefit increase reimbursement from the
  special fund for reopened cases commencing one year from the date of the
  first such payment and annually thereafter while such payments continue,
  on a form prescribed by the chair.
    4.  The insurance carrier or entity responsible for paying the benefit
  increase provided in the chapter of two thousand  six  that  added  this
  subdivision shall claim for such benefit increase reimbursement from the
  special fund for reopened cases commencing one year from the date of the
  first such payment and annually thereafter while such payments continue,
  on a form prescribed by the chair.
    5. All carriers shall pay benefits in conformance with rates set forth
  in  section  eight  of this chapter without awaiting modification by the
  board of any prior inconsistent award.