If the employee refuses to submit himself or herself to examination pursuant to § 62-7-1 or unnecessarily obstructs the examination, the employee’s right to compensation payments shall be temporarily suspended until the examination takes place. No compensation is payable under this title for such period.

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Source: SL 1917, ch 376, § 28; RC 1919, § 9463; SDC 1939, § 64.0508; SL 2008, ch 278, § 44.