South Carolina Statutes
§ 42-11-70 — Time in which disease must have been contracted.
Neither an employee nor his dependents shall be entitled to compensation for disability or death from an occupational disease, except that due to exposure to ionizing radiation, unless such disease was contracted within one year after the last exposure to the hazard peculiar to his employment which caused the disease, save that in the case of a pulmonary disease arising out of the inhalation of organic or inorganic dusts the period shall be two years.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
South Carolina § 42-11-70 (Time in which disease must have been contracted.) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.
Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 72-256; 1952 Code SECTION 72-256; 1949 (46) 565; 1963 (53) 143.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 42-11-10
"Occupational disease" defined.§ 42-11-110
No presumptions; misconception of remedy.§ 42-11-130
Membership of medical board.§ 42-11-140
Fees and expenses of medical board.§ 42-11-150
Procedure before medical board.§ 42-11-160
Decisions on questions by medical board.§ 42-11-170
Membership of medical advisory panel.§ 42-11-20
"Disablement" and "disability" defined.§ 42-11-200
Rejection of chapter.