Idaho Code § 72-428

Current through the 2024 Regular Session

Section 72-428 - SCHEDULED INCOME BENEFITS FOR LOSS OR LOSSES OF USE OF BODILY MEMBERS

An employee who suffers a permanent disability less than total and permanent shall, in addition to the income benefits payable during the period of recovery, be paid income benefits for such permanent disability in an amount equal to fifty-five percent (55%) of the average weekly state wage stated against the following scheduled permanent impairments respectively:

(1) Amputations of Upper Extremities	Weeks
Forequarter amputation	350
Disarticulation at shoulder joint	300
Amputation of arm above deltoid insertion	300
Amputation of arm between deltoid insertion and elbow joint	285
Disarticulation at elbow joint	285
Amputation of forearm below elbow joint proximal to insertion of biceps tendon	285
Amputation of forearm below elbow joint distal to insertion of biceps tendon	270
Disarticulation at wrist joint	270
Midcarpal or mid-metacarpal amputation of hand	270
Amputation of all fingers except thumb at metacarpophalangeal joints	160
Amputation of thumb
At metacarpophalangeal joint or with resection of carpometacarpal bone	110
At interphalangeal joint	80
Amputation of index finger
At metacarpophalangeal joint or with resection of metacarpal bone	70
At proximal interphalangeal joint	55
At distal interphalangeal joint	30
Amputation of middle finger
At metacarpophalangeal joint or with resection of metacarpal bone	55
At proximal interphalangeal joint	45
At distal interphalangeal joint	25
Amputation of ring finger
At metacarpophalangeal joint or with resection of metacarpal bone	25
At proximal interphalangeal joint	20
At distal interphalangeal joint	12
Amputation of little finger
At metacarpophalangeal joint or with resection of metacarpal bone	15
At proximal interphalangeal joint	10
At distal interphalangeal joint	5

(2) Amputations of Lower Extremities	Weeks
Hemipelvectomy	250
Disarticulation at hip joint	200
Amputation above knee joint with short thigh stump (3" or less below tuberosity of ischium)	200
Amputation above knee joint with functional stump	180
Disarticulation at knee joint	180
Gritti-Stokes amputation	180
Amputation below knee joint with short stump (3" or less below intercondylar notch)	180
Amputation below knee joint with functional stump	140
Amputation at ankle (Syme)	140
Partial amputation of foot (Chopart's)	105
Mid-metatarsal amputation	70
Amputation of all toes
At metatarsophalangeal joints	42
Amputation of great toe
With resection of metatarsal bone	42
At metatarsophalangeal joint	25
At interphalangeal joint	25
Amputation of lesser toe (2nd-5th)
With resection of metatarsal bone	7
At metatarsophalangeal joint	4
At proximal interphalangeal joint	3
At distal interphalangeal joint	1

(3) Loss of Vision and Hearing
Total loss of vision of one eye ....................................	150
Loss of one eye by enucleation ...................................	175
Total loss of binaural hearing ...................................	175

(4) Total loss of use. Income benefits payable for permanent disability attributable to permanent total loss of use or comparable total loss of use of a member shall not be less than as for the loss of the member.

(5) Partial loss or partial loss of use. Income benefits payable for permanent partial disability attributable to permanent partial loss or loss of use, of a member shall be not less than for a period as the permanent impairment attributable to the partial loss or loss of use of the member bears to total loss of the member.

(6) Delay in rating. Following the period of recovery, a permanently disabled employee who has been afforded vocational retraining under a rehabilitation program shall be rated for permanent impairment only until completion of the vocational retraining program at which time he shall be rated for permanent disability, deducting from any monetary award therefor amounts previously awarded for permanent impairment only.

Idaho Code § 72-428

[72-428, added 1971, ch. 124, sec. 3, p. 456; am. 1974, ch. 132, sec. 3, p. 1329; am. 1978, ch. 264, sec. 11, p. 580.]