Benefits not due while claimant is incarcerated – exceptions
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a claimant is not eligible for disability or rehabilitation compensation benefits while the claimant is incarcerated for a period exceeding 30 days in a correctional institution or jail as the result of conviction of a felony or a misdemeanor. The insurer remains liable for medical benefits. A time limit on benefits otherwise provided in this chapter is not extended due to a period of incarceration.
(2) A person who is employed while participating in a prerelease center program or a diversionary program is eligible for temporary total benefits as provided in 39-71-701 and medical benefits for a work-related injury received while participating in a prerelease center program or a diversionary program. Other disability or rehabilitation benefits are not payable while the worker is participating in a prerelease center. This subsection does not prohibit the reinstatement of other benefits upon release from incarceration, nor does it apply to an employee performing community service described in 39-71-118(1)(e).
| EnactedEn. SectionSec. 28, ChapterCh. 464, Laws ofL. 1987 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 1, ChapterCh. 457, Laws ofL. 1993 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 21, ChapterCh. 243, Laws ofL. 1995 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 31, ChapterCh. 308, Laws ofL. 1995 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 105, ChapterCh. 546, Laws ofL. 1995 |