[§79-15.5] Liability of third persons. When the State or any county pays benefits to or incurs medical expenses on behalf of any of its officers or employees under the provisions of section 79-15 for any injury sustained under circumstances creating in some person or entity other than the State or any county a legal liability to pay damages in respect thereto, the State, any county, the employee, or any public officer may proceed against such third persons and recover all payments made, paid or due under section 79-15. The State, any county, the employee, or any public officer shall have all of the rights and remedies contained in or provided for under section 386-8. [L 1988, c 230, §1]