Montana Code Annotated 2021

TITLE 39. LABOR

CHAPTER 71. WORKERS' COMPENSATION

Part 9. Subsequent Injury Received by Vocationally Handicapped

Definitions

39-71-901. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:

(1) "Certificate" means documentation issued by the department to an individual who is a person with a disability.

(2) "Fund" means the subsequent injury fund in the proprietary fund category.

(3) "Person with a disability" means a person who has a medically certifiable permanent impairment that is a substantial obstacle to obtaining employment or to obtaining reemployment if the person should become unemployed, considering such factors as the person's age, education, training, experience, and employment rejection.

History: En. 92-709.1 by Sec. 1, Ch. 254, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 92-709.1(1); amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 103, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 73, Ch. 397, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 613, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 40, Ch. 472, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 389, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 193, L. 2003.