Section 22-3-2-2.5 - School to work student(a) As used in this section, "school to work student" refers to a student participating in on-the-job training under the federal School to Work Opportunities Act (20 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.).(b) Except as provided in IC 22-3-7-2.5, a school to work student is entitled to the following compensation and benefits under this article: (1) Medical benefits under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6.(2) Permanent partial impairment compensation under IC 22-3-3-10. Permanent partial impairment compensation for a school to work student shall be paid in a lump sum upon agreement or final award.(3) In the case that death results from the injury: (A) death benefits in a lump sum amount of one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($175,000), payable upon agreement or final award to any dependents of the student under IC 22-3-3-18 through IC 22-3-3-20, or, if the student has no dependents, to the student's parents; and(B) burial compensation under IC 22-3-3-21.(c) For the sole purpose of modifying an award under IC 22-3-3-27, a school to work student's average weekly wage is presumed to be equal to the federal minimum wage.(d) A school to work student is not entitled to the following compensation under this article: (1) Temporary total disability compensation under IC 22-3-3-8.(2) Temporary partial disability compensation under IC 22-3-3-9.(e) Except for remedies available under IC 5-2-6.1, recovery under subsection (b) is the exclusive right and remedy for: (1) a school to work student; and(2) the personal representatives, dependents, or next of kin, at common law or otherwise, of a school to work student; on account of personal injury or death by accident arising out of and in the course of school to work employment.
As added by P.L. 235-1999, SEC.1.