{"data":{"id":"us-mt/39-71-744","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"39-71-744","heading":"Benefits not due while claimant is incarcerated -- exceptions.","body":"(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a claimant is not eligible for disability or rehabilitation compensation benefits while the claimant is incarcerated for a period exceeding 30 days in a correctional institution or jail as the result of conviction of a felony or a misdemeanor. The insurer remains liable for medical benefits. A time limit on benefits otherwise provided in this chapter is not extended due to a period of incarceration.\n(2) A person who is employed while participating in a prerelease center program or a diversionary program is eligible for temporary total benefits as provided in 39-71-701 and medical benefits for a work-related injury received while participating in a prerelease center program or a diversionary program. Other disability or rehabilitation benefits are not payable while the worker is participating in a prerelease center. This subsection does not prohibit the reinstatement of other benefits upon release from incarceration, nor does it apply to an employee performing community service described in 39-71-118(1)(e).","path":["TITLE 39. LABOR","CHAPTER 71. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","Part 7. Compensation and Benefits Generally"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0390/chapter_0710/part_0070/section_0440/0390-0710-0070-0440.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:40Z","sha256":"865772a1945add417500d77cd6e02c2e1e270f46133808405e0d0d80e962f5a5","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/39-71-743","next":"us-mt/39-71-745"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}