(1) An injured employee who desires to leave the locality in which the employee has been employed during the treatment of the employee’s injury, or to leave this state, shall:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 34A-2-604

  • Compensation: means the payments and benefits provided for in this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act. See Utah Code 34A-2-102
  • Disability: means an administrative determination that may result in an entitlement to compensation as a consequence of becoming medically impaired as to function. See Utah Code 34A-2-102
  • Division: means the Division of Industrial Accidents. See Utah Code 34A-2-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Writing: includes :
         (48)(a) printing;
         (48)(b) handwriting; and
         (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
     (1)(a) report to the employee’s attending physician for examination;
     (1)(b) notify the division in writing of the intention to leave; and
     (1)(c) accompany the notice with a certificate from the attending physician setting forth:

          (1)(c)(i) the exact nature of the injury;
          (1)(c)(ii) the condition of the employee; and
          (1)(c)(iii) a statement of the probable length of time disability will continue.
(2) An employee may leave the locality in which the employee was employed only after:

     (2)(a) complying with Subsection (1); and
     (2)(b) receiving the written consent of the division.
(3) If an employee does not comply with this section, compensation may not be allowed during the absence.