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§ 52-1-26.2 NMSA 1978

Partial disability determination; age modification

Known as the Workers' Compensation Act

The act spans §§ 52–52 (88 sections).

1978 Comp., § 52-1-26.2, enacted by Laws 1990 (2nd S.S.), ch. 2, § 13; 2001, ch. 87, § 2.

A. The range of the age modification is one to five. The modification is based upon the worker's age at the time of the disability rating.

B. For a worker who is:

(1) forty-four years old or younger, one point shall be awarded;

(2) forty-five to forty-nine years old, two points shall be awarded;

(3) fifty to fifty-four years old, three points shall be awarded;

(4) fifty-five to fifty-nine years old, four points shall be awarded; and

(5) sixty years old or older, five points shall be awarded.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.