72-434. EFFECT OF REFUSING MEDICAL EXAMINATION — DISCONTINUANCE OF COMPENSATION. If an injured employee unreasonably fails to submit to or in any way obstructs an examination by a physician or surgeon designated by the commission or the employer, the injured employee’s right to take or prosecute any proceedings under this law shall be suspended until such failure or obstruction ceases, and no compensation shall be payable for the period during which such failure or obstruction continues.
History:
[72-434, as added by 1971, ch. 124, sec. 3, p. 422; am. 1997, ch. 274, sec. 11, p. 811.]