Except in cases of hernia, which are specifically covered by § 11-9-523, where an injured person unreasonably refuses to submit to a surgical operation which has been advised by at least two (2) qualified physicians and where the recommended operation does not involve unreasonable risk of life or additional serious physical impairment, the Workers' Compensation Commission, in fixing the amount of compensation, may take into consideration such refusal to submit to the advised operation.
Ark. Code Ann. § 11-9-512
Medical services and supplies — Refusal to submit to operation
Known as the Workers' Compensation Law
The act spans §§ 11–11 (122 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Weller v. Darling Store Fixtures (1992)
Most recently applied in Weller v. Darling Store Fixtures (April 1992)
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