34A-2-604. Employee leaving place of treatment.
- (1) An injured employee who desires to leave the locality in which the employee has been employed during the treatment of the employee’s injury, or to leave this state, shall:
- (a) report to the employee’s attending physician for examination;
- (b) notify the division in writing of the intention to leave; and
- (c) accompany the notice with a certificate from the attending physician setting forth:
- (i) the exact nature of the injury;
- (ii) the condition of the employee; and
- (iii) a statement of the probable length of time disability will continue.
- (2) An employee may leave the locality in which the employee was employed only after:
- (a) complying with Subsection (1); and
- (b) receiving the written consent of the division.
- (3) If an employee does not comply with this section, compensation may not be allowed during the absence.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 375, 1997 General Session