(1) The department shall grant SIF certification to an individual when all of the following requirements are met:
- (a) The applicant is a person with a disability. The applicant's disability may result from a congenital condition, trauma, or disease. The permanent impairment does not have to be caused by a work-related injury or occupational disease;
- (b) The medical evidence of permanent impairment relates directly to the condition identified on the application form;
- (c) A physician has provided written documentation that the applicant is permanently impaired; and
- (d) A physician has provided written documentation of employment restrictions or limitations due to the applicant's permanent impairment that demonstrates the impairment presents a substantial obstacle to employment or reemployment.
Authorizing statute(s): 39-71-203, 39-71-904, MCA
Implementing statute(s): 39-71-905, MCA
History: NEW, 2010 MAR p. 2967, Eff. 12/24/10; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 1066, Eff. 5/11/24.