(1)  Except as provided in Subsection (2), if an employee who has been hired or is regularly employed in this state receives personal injury by accident arising out of and in the course of employment outside of this state, the employee, or the employee’s dependents in case of the employee’s death, shall be entitled to compensation according to the law of this state.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 34A-2-405

  • Compensation: means the payments and benefits provided for in this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act. See Utah Code 34A-2-102
  • Division: means the Division of Industrial Accidents. See Utah Code 34A-2-102
  • Personal injury by accident arising out of and in the course of employment: includes an injury caused by the willful act of a third person directed against an employee because of the employee's employment. See Utah Code 34A-2-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2)  This section applies only to those injuries received by the employee within six months after leaving this state, unless prior to the expiration of the six-month period the employer has filed with the division notice that the employer has elected to extend such coverage a greater period of time.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 375, 1997 General Session

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