§ 28-37-8 - Continuance of payments to totally incapacitated persons. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 28-37-8

   § 28-37-8  Continuance of payments tototally incapacitated persons. – In addition to any other payments authorized to be made from the fundestablished under § 28-37-1, payments from the fund shall be made for thecontinuance of compensation and medical expenses at his or her prevailing rateto any employee who subsequent to January 1, 1940 has suffered an injuryresulting in his or her receiving compensation payments for total incapacityand that incapacity has continued or will continue beyond the maximum period ofpayment for total incapacity provided under chapters 29 – 38 of thistitle. The payments for continuing total incapacity shall be made from the funduntil the employee's total incapacity has ended or the employee's claim hasbeen settled pursuant to § 28-35-20 or until his or her death. No paymentshall be made under this section to an employee whose future payments ofcompensation have been commuted to a lump sum. The death of the employee fromany cause terminates the right to any further compensation under this section.