In all cases where injury results by reason of an accident arising out of or in the course of employment, no compensation under the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law shall be payable nor shall any compensation be payable under the Workers' Compensation Act [Chapter 52, Article 1 NMSA 1978] for any occupational disease.
§ 52-3-46 NMSA 1978
Compensation limited to Occupational Disease Disablement Law; not additional to that provided for accidents
Known as the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law
The act spans §§ 52–52 (63 sections).
1941 Comp., § 57-1133, enacted by Laws 1945, ch. 135, § 33; 1953 Comp., § 59-11-34; Laws 1973, ch. 239, § 8; 1989, ch. 263, § 64.
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.