An employee of a hospital is injured on the job and files for workers' compensation. Which of the following type of state compensation benefits would be available to this injured worker?
A. permanent disability indemnity in the form of weekly cash payments
B. a lump sum for a temporary disability
C. weekly cash payments for living expenses
D. salary replacement
E. rehabilitation benefits paid in a lump sum
A. permanent disability indemnity in the form of weekly cash payments
Workers who are injured on the job or who contract an occupational disease may apply for five types of state compensation benefits: (1) Medical treatment, including hospital, medical and surgical services, medications, and prosthetic devices, (2) Temporary disability indemnity, in the form of weekly cash payments made directly to the injured or ill employee, (3) Permanent disability indemnity, which can be a lump sum award or a weekly or monthly cash payment, (4) Death benefits for survivors, which consist of cash payments to dependents of employees killed on the job, and (5) Rehabilitation benefits, which are paid for medical or vocational rehabilitation.
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