(3)
Sixteen state laws have definite Limitations on medical benefits for radiation injury
Worker who has suffered a serious permanent radiation
injury or has received the maximum permissible lifetime
dose and cannot return to his former job will often require vocational rehabilitation
(1)
Fifteen states have positive provisions for rehabili-
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tation
(2)
Thirteen states provide maintenance during vocational
rehabilitation
(3)
Seven state laws place on administering agency responsibility to see that worker gets such physical
restoration service as he needs and vocational rehabilitation when necessary
Conclusions drawn from analysis of present workmen's compensation laws
(1)
More than 95% of employed persons now work in states
where there is some form of compensation for radiation
disease
(2)
There are wide variations in the provisions of the
various state laws
(3)
There are gaps in coverage of radiation injuries
(4)
The extent of protection for workers who suffer a
radiation injury will often depend not only on the
law but on its administration
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