Sec. 13. (a) The injury to, injury to the health of, or death of a gaming control officer is compensable under the appropriate provisions of IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-7 if the injury, injury to the health of, or death arises out of and in the course of the performance of the officer's duties as a gaming control officer.
(b) For purposes of subsection (a) and IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-7, a gaming control officer is conclusively presumed to have accepted the compensation provisions included in the parts of the Indiana Code referred to in this subsection.