If the employee refuses to submit himself or herself to examination pursuant to § 62-7-1 or unnecessarily obstructs the examination, the employee's right to compensation payments shall be temporarily suspended until the examination takes place. No compensation is payable under this title for such period.

Source: SL 1917, ch 376 , § 28; RC 1919, § 9463; SDC 1939, § 64.0508; SL 2008, ch 278 , § 44.