1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 39
  3. CHAPTER 73
  4. Part 1
  5. 39-73-104 Eligibility requirements for benefits

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 39. LABOR

CHAPTER 73. SILICOSIS BENEFITS

Part 1. General Provisions

Eligibility Requirements For Benefits

39-73-104. Eligibility requirements for benefits. Payment must be made under this chapter to any person who:

(1) has silicosis, as defined in 39-73-101, that results in the person's total disability so as to render it impossible for the person to follow continuously any substantially gainful occupation;

(2) has resided in and been an inhabitant of the state of Montana for 10 years or more immediately preceding the date of the application;

(3) is not receiving, with respect to any month for which the person would receive a payment under this chapter, compensation under 39-71-715 equal to the sum of $350.

History: En. Sec. 3, Part 9, Ch. 82, L. 1937, as added by Sec. 1, Ch. 5, L. 1941; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 68, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 216, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 192, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 42, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 252, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 3, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 225, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 267, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 125, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 260, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 105, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 360, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 504, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 71-1003(part); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 559, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 416, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 474, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 232, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 58, Ch. 2, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 112, L. 2009.