Explanation:

An injured worker's health care provider will determine the extent of the disability. Cash benefits are directly related to the following disability classifications:

1. Temporary Total Disability

The injured worker's wage-earning capacity is lost totally, but only on a temporary basis.

2. Temporary Partial Disability

The wage-earning capacity is lost only partially, and on a temporary basis.

3. Permanent Total Disability

The employee's wage-earning capacity is permanently and totally lost. There is no limit on the number of weeks payable. In certain instances, an employee may continue to engage in business or employment, if his/her wages, combined with the weekly benefit, do not exceed the maximums set by law.

4. Permanent Partial Disability

Part of the employee's wage-earning capacity has been permanently lost. There are two types of permanent partial disability benefits, depending on the body part affected and the nature of the permanent disability: schedule loss of use (SLU) and non-schedule. The severity of the disability is measured when the employee has reached maximum medical improvement (MMI). MMI is presumed to occur no more than two years after the date of injury.