Section 407 – Reporting of industrial injuries — Regulation of health care providers.
Effective 5/5/2021 34A-2-407. Reporting of industrial injuries — Regulation of health care providers. (1) As used in this section, “physician” is as defined in Section 34A-2-111. (2) (a) An employee sustaining an injury arising out of and in the course of employment shall provide notification to the employee’s employer promptly of the injury. (b) If […]
Section 407.5 – Rules regarding treatment protocols and determinations of medical necessity — Contracts.
34A-2-407.5. Rules regarding treatment protocols and determinations of medical necessity — Contracts. (1) The commission may by rule, made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, establish for purposes of health care goods and services compensable under this chapter and Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act, reasonable health care treatment protocols, […]
Section 408 – Compensation — None for first three days after injury unless disability extended.
34A-2-408. Compensation — None for first three days after injury unless disability extended. (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (1)(b) and (2), compensation may not be allowed for the first three days after the injury is received. (b) The disbursements authorized in this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act, for medical, nurse […]
Section 409 – Average weekly wage — Basis of computation.
34A-2-409. Average weekly wage — Basis of computation. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act, the average weekly wage of the injured employee at the time of the injury is the basis upon which to compute the weekly compensation rate and shall be determined as follows: (a) […]
Section 410 – Temporary disability — Amount of payments — State average weekly wage defined.
Effective 7/1/2018 34A-2-410. Temporary disability — Amount of payments — State average weekly wage defined. (1) (a) Subject to Subsections (1)(b) and (5), in case of temporary disability, so long as the disability is total, the employee shall receive 66-2/3% of that employee’s average weekly wages at the time of the injury but: (i) not […]
Section 410.5 – Employee cooperation with reemployment.
Effective 5/12/2020 34A-2-410.5. Employee cooperation with reemployment. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Controlled substance” is as defined in Section 58-37-2. (b) “Correctional facility” means: (i) a correctional facility as defined in Section 76-8-311.3; or (ii) a facility operated by or contracting with the federal government to house a criminal offender in either a […]
Section 411 – Temporary partial disability — Amount of payments.
Effective 7/1/2018 34A-2-411. Temporary partial disability — Amount of payments. (1) If the injury causes temporary partial disability for work, the employee shall receive weekly compensation equal to: (a) 66-2/3% of the difference between the employee’s average weekly wages before the accident and the weekly wages the employee is able to earn after the accident, […]
Section 412 – Permanent partial disability — Scale of payments.
Effective 7/1/2018 34A-2-412. Permanent partial disability — Scale of payments. (1) An employee who sustained a permanent impairment as a result of an industrial accident and who files an application for hearing under Section 34A-2-417 may receive a permanent partial disability award from the commission. (2) Weekly payments may not in any case continue after […]
Section 413 – Permanent total disability — Amount of payments — Rehabilitation.
Effective 7/1/2018 34A-2-413. Permanent total disability — Amount of payments — Rehabilitation. (1) (a) In the case of a permanent total disability resulting from an industrial accident or occupational disease, the employee shall receive compensation as outlined in this section. (b) To establish entitlement to permanent total disability compensation, the employee shall prove by a […]
Section 404 – Injuries to minors.
34A-2-404. Injuries to minors. (1) A minor is considered sui juris for the purposes of this chapter and Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act, and no other person shall have any cause of action or right to compensation for an injury to the minor employee. (2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), in the event of the award […]