North Dakota § 65-05-10.1 Long-term temporary partial disability inflation adjustment

North Dakota Statutes

§ 65-05-10.1 — Long-term temporary partial disability inflation adjustment

North Dakota § 65-05-10.1

Title 65Workforce Safety and Insurance

Ch. 65-05Claims and Compensation

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N.D. Cent. Code § 65-05-10.1 (2026).

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This benefit only applies to claims with a date of first disability or date of successful
reapplication occurring after June 30, 1991. For these claims, beginning on the first day of July
immediately following the fifth full year of partial disability and every year thereafter, an injured
employee who has received a waiver of the five-year cap on partial disability benefits under
section 65-05-10 is eligible for a lump sum inflation adjustment. The organization shall calculate
the lump sum inflation adjustment under this section on July first of each year by multiplying the
previous year's percent increase in the state's average weekly wage, if any, by the total amount
of partial disability payments paid to the injured employee in the preceding twelve months,
including the preceding year's

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This benefit only applies to claims with a date of first disability or date of successful
reapplication occurring after June 30, 1991. For these claims, beginning on the first day of July
immediately following the fifth full year of partial disability and every year thereafter, an injured
employee who has received a waiver of the five-year cap on partial disability benefits under
section 65-05-10 is eligible for a lump sum inflation adjustment. The organization shall calculate
the lump sum inflation adjustment under this section on July first of each year by multiplying the
previous year's percent increase in the state's average weekly wage, if any, by the total amount
of partial disability payments paid to the injured employee in the preceding twelve months,
including the preceding year's inflationary adjustment award.