2017 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 52 - Workers' Compensation
Article 3 - Occupational Disease Disablement
Section 52-3-55 - Extraterritorial coverage.
52-3-55. Extraterritorial coverage.
If an employee, while working outside the territorial limits of this state suffers an occupational disease on account of which he, or in the event of his death, his dependents, would have been entitled to the benefits provided by the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law had such disease occurred within this state, such employee, or in the event of his death resulting from such disease his dependents, shall be entitled to the benefits provided by this act [52-3-55 through 52-3-59 NMSA 1978], provided that at the time of such disease:
A. his employment is principally localized in this state;
B. he is working under a contract of hire made in this state in employment not principally localized in any state;
C. he is working under a contract of hire made in this state in employment principally localized in another state whose occupational disease disablement law is not applicable to his employer; or
D. he is working under a contract of hire made in this state for employment outside the United States and Canada.
History: 1953 Comp., 59-11-43, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 268, 1.
