2021 Montana Code Annotated
Title 39. Labor
Chapter 71. Workers' Compensation
Part 7. Compensation and Benefits Generally
39-71-744. Benefits not due while claimant is incarcerated -- exceptions

Universal Citation:
MT Code § 39-71-744 (2021)
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39-71-744. Benefits not due while claimant is incarcerated -- exceptions. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a claimant is not eligible for disability or rehabilitation compensation benefits while the claimant is incarcerated for a period exceeding 30 days in a correctional institution or jail as the result of conviction of a felony or a misdemeanor. The insurer remains liable for medical benefits. A time limit on benefits otherwise provided in this chapter is not extended due to a period of incarceration.

(2) A person who is employed while participating in a prerelease center program or a diversionary program is eligible for temporary total benefits as provided in 39-71-701 and medical benefits for a work-related injury received while participating in a prerelease center program or a diversionary program. Other disability or rehabilitation benefits are not payable while the worker is participating in a prerelease center. This subsection does not prohibit the reinstatement of other benefits upon release from incarceration, nor does it apply to an employee performing community service described in 39-71-118(1)(e).

History: En. Sec. 28, Ch. 464, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 457, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 243, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 308, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 105, Ch. 546, L. 1995.

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