Death while receiving awards; dependents; payment
Sec. 16. When an employee has been awarded or is entitled to an
award of compensation for a definite period under IC 22-3-2 through
IC 22-3-6 for an injury occurring prior to April 1, 1945, and dies
from any other cause than such injury, payment of the unpaid balance
of such compensation, not exceeding three hundred (300) weeks,
shall be made to his dependents as defined in section 18 of this
chapter; provided that where the compensable injury occurred on and
after April 1, 1945, and prior to April 1, 1951, the maximum shall
not exceed three hundred fifty (350) weeks. With respect to any such
injury occurring on and after April 1, 1951, the maximum shall not
exceed three hundred fifty (350) weeks for dependents of the second
or third class and the maximum shall not exceed five hundred (500)
weeks for dependents of the first class.
(Formerly: Acts 1929, c.172, s.36; Acts 1945, c.188, s.5; Acts 1951,
c.294, s.4.) As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.34.
Last modified: May 27, 2006