The workers' compensation judge may approve an agreement for the conversion of disease disablement benefits into a lump-sum payment.
§ 52-3-36 NMSA 1978
Conversion to lump-sum payment
Known as the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law
The act spans §§ 52–52 (63 sections).
1978 Comp., § 52-3-36, enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 235, § 39; 1989, ch. 263, § 59.
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.