§386-23.6 - Weekly benefit adjustments for recipients of services of attendants. - Hawaii Statutes

     §386-23.6  Weekly benefit adjustments for recipients of services of attendants.  Any permanently and totally disabled employee awarded and receiving compensation under section 386-23 or 386-23.5, but:

     (1)  Who is no longer receiving weekly benefits shall, without application, be entitled to a resumption of weekly benefits from the special compensation fund in an amount equal to a percentage of the current maximum weekly benefit determined by multiplying the current maximum weekly benefit rate by a fraction, the numerator of which is the weekly benefit amount the employee had been receiving and the denominator of which is the maximum weekly benefit rate applicable at the time the weekly benefit award was made.

     (2)  Who is receiving one-half of weekly benefits from the special compensation fund shall be entitled to weekly benefits in an amount equal to a percentage of the current maximum weekly benefit rate determined by multiplying the current maximum weekly benefit rate by a fraction, the numerator of which is twice the amount the employee had been receiving and the denominator of which is the maximum weekly benefit rate applicable at the time the weekly benefit award was made. [L 1974, c 52, §1; am L 1980, c 232, §21; gen ch 1985]