Utah § 49-15-602 Benefit protection contract.

Utah Statutes

§ 49-15-602 — Benefit protection contract.

Utah § 49-15-602

Title 49Utah State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act

Ch. 49-15Public Safety Noncontributory Retirement Act

Part 49-15-6Disability

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Utah Code Ann. § 49-15-602 (2026).

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(1)As used in this section:

(1)(a) "Objective medical impairment" means the same as that term is defined in Section 49-21-102.

(1)(b) "Qualifying injury or illness" means a physical or mental objective medical impairment resulting from external force or violence as a result of the performance of an employment duty.

(2)(2)(a) A participating employer shall provide a benefit protection contract described in Section 49-11-404 for any public safety service employee who suffers a qualifying injury or illness as determined in accordance with this section.

(2)(b) A participating employer may elect to provide a benefit protection contract for any other injury or illness of a public safety service employee in accordance with the requirements for providing a benefit protection contract, including

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(1) As used in this section:

(1)(a) "Objective medical impairment" means the same as that term is defined in Section 49-21-102.
(1)(b) "Qualifying injury or illness" means a physical or mental objective medical impairment resulting from external force or violence as a result of the performance of an employment duty.
(2) (2)(a) A participating employer shall provide a benefit protection contract described in Section 49-11-404 for any public safety service employee who suffers a qualifying injury or illness as determined in accordance with this section.
(2)(b) A participating employer may elect to provide a benefit protection contract for any other injury or illness of a public safety service employee in accordance with the requirements for providing a benefit protection contract, including the provisions of Section 49-11-404.
(3) (3)(a) For purposes of Subsection (2)(a), the provider of long-term disability or workers' compensation indemnity benefits shall determine if a public safety service employee has suffered a qualifying injury or illness, including completing any appeals relating to that determination in accordance with the applicable appeals procedures.
(3)(b) In addition to the annual report requirements under Section 49-11-404:
(3)(b)(i) if there is final determination that a public safety service employee has suffered a qualifying injury or illness and is awarded an ongoing monthly disability benefit based on that qualifying injury or illness, the participating employer shall immediately notify the office of the employee's award of that ongoing monthly disability benefit; and
(3)(b)(ii) if the public safety service employee's monthly disability benefit is terminated for any reason, the participating employer shall immediately notify the office of the termination of the monthly disability benefit.