No compensation shall be payable for the death or disability of an employee if his death is caused by, or insofar as his disability may be aggravated, caused or continued by an unreasonable refusal or neglect to submit to or follow any competent or reasonable surgical treatment or medical aid.
A.R.S. § 23-1027
Compensation precluded by neglect or refusal of employee to submit to treatment
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 27 Ariz. App. 302 - Keeton v. Industrial Commission (1976)
Most recently applied in Bernhart v. Industrial Commission (June 2001)
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Official source: Arizona State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Arizona statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.