In addition to other remedies provided in this title, if an eligible employee knowingly makes a material misrepresentation to the program or knowingly fails to disclose the award or receipt of amounts to the program as required under Section 49-21-402, the program may:

(1) suspend the monthly disability benefits to the eligible employee;

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Terms Used In Utah Code 49-21-409

  • Eligible employee: means any of the following employees whose employer provides coverage under this chapter:
              (2)(a)(i)
                   (2)(a)(i)(A) any regular full-time employee as defined under Section 49-12-102, 49-13-102, or 49-22-102;
                   (2)(a)(i)(B) any public safety service employee as defined under Section 49-14-102, 49-15-102, or 49-23-102;
                   (2)(a)(i)(C) any firefighter service employee or volunteer firefighter as defined under Section 49-23-102 who began firefighter service on or after July 1, 2011;
                   (2)(a)(i)(D) any judge as defined under Section 49-17-102 or 49-18-102; or
                   (2)(a)(i)(E) the governor of the state;
              (2)(a)(ii) an employee who is exempt from participating in a retirement system under Subsection 49-12-203(4), 49-13-203(4), 49-14-203(1), or 49-15-203(1); and
              (2)(a)(iii) an employee who is covered by a retirement program offered by a public or private system, organization, or company designated by the Utah Board of Higher Education. See Utah Code 49-21-102
  • Program: means the Public Employees' Insurance Program created under Chapter 20, Public Employees' Benefit and Insurance Program Act, or the Public Employees' Long-Term Disability program created under Chapter 21, Public Employees' Long-Term Disability Act. See Utah Code 49-11-102
  • Total disability: means :
         (15)(a) own occupation disability; or
         (15)(b) ongoing disability. See Utah Code 49-21-102
(2) terminate all monthly disability benefits to the eligible employee;
(3) terminate or cancel any other benefits provided under this title during a period of total disability; or
(4) require the eligible employee to repay the amount of any overpayment resulting from the violation to the program.