Permanent injury relating to hearing or vision loss, surgical, medical and hospital services, medicines and supplies, and funeral benefits shall be paid from the first day of injury. Beginning with the fourth day of incapacity, all compensation otherwise provided by law shall be paid. If the incapacity extends to 7 days or more, including the day of injury, the employee shall receive all compensation otherwise provided by law from the first day of injury.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 23. Workers’ Compensation
Subchapter II. Payments for Injuries or Death and Incidental Benefits
§ 2321. Minimum duration of incapacity.
§ 2322. Medical and other services, and supplies as furnished by employer.
§ 2322A. Workers' Compensation Oversight Panel.
§ 2322B. Procedures and requirements for promulgation of health-care payment system.
§ 2322C. Development of health-care practice guidelines.
§ 2322D. Certification of health-care providers.
§ 2322E. Development of consistent forms for health-care providers.
§ 2322F. Billing and payment for health-care services.
§ 2323. Selection of physician, surgeon, dentist, optometrist or chiropractor by employee.
§ 2324. Compensation for total disability.
§ 2325. Compensation during partial disability.
§ 2326. Compensation for certain permanent injuries.
§ 2327. Compensation for subsequent permanent injury; special fund for payment.
§ 2328. Compensation for death or disability from an occupational disease.
§ 2329. Compensation for disability resulting from occupational and other preexisting disease.
§ 2330. Compensation for death.
§ 2331. Burial expenses where death results from injury.
§ 2332. Death of employee as affecting compensation and other benefits.
§ 2333. Compensation of nonresident alien dependents; representation by consular officers.