§ 33-130. Application for benefits.  


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  • (a) Notice to employee. The Chief Administrative Officer must notify an employee that an application for disability benefits should be made if the employee:
    (1) becomes ill or injured; and
    (2) is unable to perform at an acceptable level of competence the duties and responsibilities of the position to which the employee is assigned.
    (b) Application by Chief Administrative Officer. If the employee does not apply for disability benefits, the Chief Administrative Officer may apply on behalf of the employee.
    (c) Protection Against Fraud. Any person who knowingly makes any false statement or falsifies or permits to be falsified any record of the disability benefits plan in an attempt to defraud the disability benefits plan is subject to punishment for a class A violation. (1994 L.M.C., ch. 13, § 2.)