Any provision of the law to the contrary notwithstanding, a person who is separated from employment due to an accident or injury resulting in a temporary total disability for which he has been compensated under section 8-42-105, if otherwise eligible, shall be entitled to receive, after the termination of the continuous period of disability, benefits under this article which were available and in effect at the time of separation from employment. Payment of benefits for a week under this section shall be made only if a claim therefor is filed within the four weeks immediately following the termination of the continuous period of total disability and the week for which benefits are claimed occurs within three years after the date of separation from employment. Only one benefit year may be established under the provisions of this section.
Source: L. 69: p. 684, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 82-4-12. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 1908, § 9, effective June 1.