Section 52-3-46 - Compensation limited to Occupational Disease Disablement Law; not additional to that provided for accidents.

NM Stat § 52-3-46 (2019) (N/A)
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In all cases where injury results by reason of an accident arising out of or in the course of employment, no compensation under the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law shall be payable nor shall any compensation be payable under the Workers' Compensation Act [Chapter 52, Article 1 NMSA 1978] for any occupational disease.

History: 1941 Comp., § 57-1133, enacted by Laws 1945, ch. 135, § 33; 1953 Comp., § 59-11-34; Laws 1973, ch. 239, § 8; 1989, ch. 263, § 64.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — When time period commences as to claim under workers' compensation or occupational diseases act for death of worker due to contraction of disease, 100 A.L.R.5th 567.