UTAH CODE (Last Updated: January 16, 2015) |
Title 34A. Utah Labor Code |
Chapter 2. Workers' Compensation Act |
Part 4. Compensation and Benefits |
§ 34A-2-416. Additional benefits in special cases.
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(1) Benefits received by a wholly dependent person under this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act, extend indefinitely if at the termination of the benefits: (a) the wholly dependent person is still in a dependent condition; and (b) under all reasonable circumstances the wholly dependent person should be entitled to additional benefits. (2) If benefits are extended under Subsection (1): (a) the liability of the employer or insurance carrier involved may not be extended; and (b) the additional benefits allowed shall be paid out of the Employers' Reinsurance Fund created in Subsection 34A-2-702(1).
Amended by Chapter 90, 2008 General Session