Sec. 39a. "Permanent disability" means a physical characteristic categorized as a disability that significantly limits ambulation or necessitates the use of a wheelchair for mobility, or blindness, for which there is a present medical expectation that the disability will always persist and never significantly improve.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.39a
“Permanent disability” defined
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 232 Mich. App. 391 - Faircloth v. Family Independence Agency (1999)
Most recently applied in 232 Mich. App. 391 - Faircloth v. Family Independence Agency (February 1999)
Add. 1987, Act 257, Eff
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