1. Except as to injuries resulting in permanent partial disability, compensation shall begin on the fourth day of disability after the injury.

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Terms Used In Iowa Code 85.32

  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • week: means seven consecutive days. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. If the period of incapacity extends beyond the fourteenth day following the date of injury, then the compensation due during the third week shall be increased by adding thereto an amount equal to three days of compensation.