Notwithstanding the provisions of KRS 342.730, during the period the employee is eligible for permanent total disability benefits and is actively participating in a vocational or physical rehabilitation program, pursuant to an order of the administrative law judge, the employee's benefits shall be calculated by taking eighty percent (80%) of his average weekly wage, but not more than one hundred percent (100%) of the state's average weekly wage, times the permanent disability rating as determined in this chapter.

Effective: July 14, 2000

History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 514, sec. 29, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1996 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 29, effective December 12, 1996. -- Amended 1987 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 62, effective January 4, 1988. -- Created 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 104, sec. 19, effective July 15, 1980.