Sec. 36. (a) If:
(1) the division determines that a claimant will suffer severe financial hardship unless an emergency award is made; and
(2) it appears likely that a final award will be made;
an emergency award not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) may be authorized by the director or the director's designated representative.
(b) The amount of an emergency award is:
(1) deducted from the final award made by the division; and
(2) recoverable from the claimant if no award is made by the division or to the extent that the emergency award exceeds the amount of the final award.
As added by P.L.47-1993, SEC.2.