South Dakota Statutes
§ 62-9-4 — Hearing loss to be determined on binaural basis--How calculated.
South Dakota § 62-9-4
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 62WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Ch. 62-9COMPENSATION FOR PERMANENT LOSS OF HEARING
This text of South Dakota § 62-9-4 (Hearing loss to be determined on binaural basis--How calculated.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 62-9-4 (2026).
Text
Permanent partial or permanent total impairment of the hearing from an occupational loss shall be determined on a binaural basis for the purposes of determining the amount of compensation payable under § 62-9-6 . To determine the binaural percentage of loss, the percentage of loss as determined in § 62-9-3 , if any, in the better ear shall be multiplied by five. The resulting figure shall be added to the percentage of loss determined in the same manner for the poorer ear and that sum shall be divided by six. The resulting quotient percentage shall represent the binaural hearing impairment for which compensation shall be paid according to § 62-9-6 .
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Legislative History
SL 1986, ch 427, § 4.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 62-1-1
Definition of terms.§ 62-1-1.1
Medical practitioner defined.§ 62-1-1.2
Determining impairment.§ 62-1-11
Requirements for owner§ 62-1-13
Election of owner§ 62-1-14
Promulgation of rules.§ 62-1-2
Employer defined.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 62-9-4, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/62-9-4.