Disability Payments
Cal. LAB § 4656
California Statutes
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a) Aggregate disability payments for a single injury occurring prior to January 1, 1979, causing temporary disability shall not extend for more than compensable weeks within a period of five years from the date of the injury. (
b) Aggregate disability payments for a single injury occurring on or after January 1, 1979, and prior to April 19, 2004, causing temporary partial disability shall not extend for more than compensable weeks within a period of five years from the date of the injury. (c)
(1) Aggregate disability payments for a single injury occurring on or after April 19, 2004, causing temporary disability shall not extend for more than compensable weeks within a period of two years from the date of commencement of temporary disability payment.
(2) Aggregate disability payments for a single injury occurring on or after January 1, 2008, causing temporary disability shall not extend for more than compensable weeks within a period of five years from the date of injury.
(3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), for an employee who suffers from the following injuries or conditions, aggregate disability payments for a single injury occurring on or after April 19, 2004, causing temporary disability shall not extend for more than compensable weeks within a period of five years from the date of the injury: (
A) Acute and chronic hepatitis B. (
B) Acute and chronic hepatitis C. (
C) Amputations. (
D) Severe burns. (
E) Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). (
F) High-velocity eye injuries. (
G) Chemical burns to the eyes. (
H) Pulmonary fibrosis. (
I) Chronic lung disease. (
d) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a), (b), and (c), for an employee who suffers from an injury or condition defined in
Section 3212.1, aggregate disability payments for a single injury occurring on or after January 1, 2023, causing temporary disability shall not extend for more than compensable weeks.