§ 39-71-744 — Benefits Not Due While Claimant Is Incarcerated -- Exceptions

39-71-744 . 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).

Legislative History

En. Sec. 28, Ch. 464, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 457, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 243, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 308, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 105, Ch. 546, L. 1995.