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TITLE 39. LABOR
CHAPTER 73. SILICOSIS BENEFITS
Part 1. General Provisions
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39-73-101
39-73-102
39-73-103
39-73-104
39-73-105
39-73-106
39-73-107
39-73-108
39-73-109
39-73-110
39-73-111
Mont. Code Ann. § 39-73-104

Eligibility requirements for benefits

Payment must be made under this chapter to any person who:

(1) has silicosis, as defined in 39-73-101, that results in the person's total disability so as to render it impossible for the person to follow continuously any substantially gainful occupation;

(2) has resided in and been an inhabitant of the state of Montana for 10 years or more immediately preceding the date of the application;

(3) is not receiving, with respect to any month for which the person would receive a payment under this chapter, compensation under 39-71-715 equal to the sum of $350.

Official Annotations
History:
En. Sec. 3, Part 9, Ch. 82, L. 1937, as added by Sec. 1, Ch. 5, L. 1941
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 68, L. 1945
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 216, L. 1947
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 192, L. 1949
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 42, L. 1953
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 252, L. 1955
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 3, L. 1961
Amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 225, L. 1961
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 267, L. 1965
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 125, L. 1967
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 260, L. 1969
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 105, L. 1971
Amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 360, L. 1971
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 504, L. 1973
R.C.M. 1947, 71-1003(part)
Amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 559, L. 1981
Amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 416, L. 2005 (SB 481 - Cocchiarella, Vicki (D) SD 47)
Amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 474, L. 2005 (HB 327 - Groesbeck, George (D) HD 74)
Amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 232, L. 2007 (HB 540 - Groesbeck, George (D) HD 74)
Amd. Sec. 58, Ch. 2, L. 2009 (SB 7 - Gebhardt, Kelly (R) SD 23)
Amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 112, L. 2009 (HB 119 - Hunter, Chuck (D) HD 79)
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