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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