Idaho Code
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.]

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