Section R20-5-115. Request to Leave the State

A.      The effective date of an order granting or denying a request to leave the state under A.R.S. § 23-1071(A) is the date a claim- ant files a request to leave the state with the Commission.

B.       For purposes of A.R.S. § 23-1071(A):

1.        “While the necessity of having medical treatment contin- ues” means the period of time in which a claimant asserts an entitlement to temporary compensation, or active med- ical, surgical, or hospital benefits;

2.        “Leave the state” means to travel across the state border, except when the logical or nearest medical facility is situ- ated across the state border; and

3.        “From the date the employee first requested the written approval” means from the date the claimant’s request is filed with the Commission.

Historical Note

Former Rule 15. Amended effective March 1, 1987, filed

February 26, 1987 (Supp. 87-1). R20-5-115 recodified from R4-13-115 (Supp. 95-1). Section repealed; new Sec- tion made by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 3966 and 7

A.A.R. 4995, effective August 17, 2001 (Supp. 01-3).