Compensation Benefits
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The most common types of disabilities eligible for compensation payments are:
Temporary Total Disability (TTD)
If a job-related injury results in time lost from work, disability benefits may
be due. In order to receive income benefits, the time loss must be
authorized by a treating physician.
Benefit levels are based on a percentage of the worker's average weekly wage,
subject to maximum and minimum values determined by the State Average Weekly
Wage. The State Average Weekly Wage is determined each year by the state
Department of Labor.
Benefits are paid during the period of recovery when a treating physician
determines an injured worker is temporarily totally unable to return to
work. Disability benefits begin on the sixth day following disability
from work unless the injured worker is hospitalized overnight or time loss
exceeds 14 days. Under these conditions, benefits are payable from the
date of disability. Benefits are paid biweekly.
See TTD calculation examples
Temporary Partial Disability (TPD)
Partial benefits are paid during the period of recovery when a treating
physician determines an injured worker is able to resume work on a part-time
basis, or in a different capacity at a reduced wage.
See TPD calculation examples
Permanent Partial Impairment (PPI )
A Permanent Partial Impairment Award is paid when an injured worker suffers the
loss of a body part, or the loss of function of a body part. The injured worker
may have returned to work and can continue to work while the award is being
paid. Determination of the percentage of impairment is based on a medical
assessment by a physician. Benefits are paid monthly.
See PPI calculation examples
Permanent Partial Disability (PPD )
If a worker suffers a Permanent Partial Impairment resulting in a decrease in
wage-earning capacity, the worker may be entitled to a Permanent Partial
Disability. The percentage of disability is determined by the Industrial
Commission based on the facts of the case.
See PPD calculation examples
Death benefits
In the event of a work-related fatality, benefits are paid to a widow, widower,
dependent children, or other dependents as defined in
Idaho Code 72-410.
See death benefit calculation examples
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