ID Code § 72-428 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 72 - WORKER'S COMPENSATION AND RELATED LAWS -- INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION|Chapter 4 - BENEFITS|Section 72-428 - SCHEDULED INCOME BENEFITS FOR LOSS OR LOSSES OF USE OF BODILY MEMBERS.

72-428. SCHEDULED INCOME BENEFITS FOR LOSS OR LOSSES OF USE OF BODILY MEMBERS. An employee who suffers a permanent disability less than total and permanent shall, in addition to the income benefits payable during the period of recovery, be paid income benefits for such permanent disability in an amount equal to fifty-five percent (55%) of the average weekly state wage stated against the following scheduled permanent impairments respectively:  (1) Amputations of Upper Extremities    Forequarter amputation    Disarticulation at shoulder joint    Amputation of arm above deltoid insertion   Amputation of arm between deltoid   insertion and elbow joint    Disarticulation at elbow joint   Amputation of forearm below elbow joint   proximal to insertion of biceps tendon   Amputation of forearm below elbow joint   distal to insertion of biceps tendon    Disarticulation at wrist joint   Midcarpal or mid-metacarpal   amputation of hand   Amputation of all fingers except thumb   at metacarpophalangeal joints   Amputation of thumb At metacarpophalangeal joint or with resection of  carpometacarpal bone    At interphalangeal joint   Amputation of index finger At metacarpophalangeal joint  or with resection of metacarpal bone    At proximal interphalangeal joint    At distal interphalangeal joint   Amputation of middle finger At metacarpophalangeal joint or with  resection of metacarpal bone    At proximal interphalangeal joint    At distal interphalangeal joint   Amputation of ring finger At metacarpophalangeal joint or with  resection of metacarpal bone    At proximal interphalangeal joint    At distal interphalangeal joint   Amputation of little finger At metacarpophalangeal joint or with  resection of metacarpal bone    At proximal interphalangeal joint    At distal interphalangeal joint    (2) Amputations of Lower Extremities    Hemipelvectomy    Disarticulation at hip joint   Amputation above knee joint with  short thigh stump (3" or less   below tuberosity of ischium)   Amputation above knee joint   with functional stump    Disarticulation at knee joint    Gritti-Stokes amputation   Amputation below knee joint with  short stump (3" or less below   intercondylar notch)   Amputation below knee joint with   functional stump    Amputation at ankle (Syme)    Partial amputation of foot (Chopart’s)    Mid-metatarsal amputation   Amputation of all toes   At metatarsophalangeal joints   Amputation of great toe   With resection of metatarsal bone     At metatarsophalangeal joint     At interphalangeal joint   Amputation of lesser toe (2nd-5th)   With resection of metatarsal bone     At metatarsophalangeal joint     At proximal interphalangeal joint     At distal interphalangeal joint   (3) Loss of Vision and Hearing  Total loss of vision of one eye    Loss of one eye by enucleation    Total loss of binaural hearing   (4) Total loss of use. Income benefits payable for permanent disability attributable to permanent total loss of use or comparable total loss of use of a member shall not be less than as for the loss of the member. (5) Partial loss or partial loss of use. Income benefits payable for permanent partial disability attributable to permanent partial loss or loss of use, of a member shall be not less than for a period as the permanent impairment attributable to the partial loss or loss of use of the member bears to total loss of the member. (6) Delay in rating. Following the period of recovery, a permanently disabled employee who has been afforded vocational retraining under a rehabilitation program shall be rated for permanent impairment only until completion of the vocational retraining program at which time he shall be rated for permanent disability, deducting from any monetary award therefor amounts previously awarded for permanent impairment only.  History: [72-428, added 1971, ch. 124, sec. 3, p. 456; am. 1974, ch. 132, sec. 3, p. 1329; am. 1978, ch. 264, sec. 11, p. 580.]