Waiting period

No compensation benefits shall be allowed under the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act for any accidental injury which does not result in the workers' death or in a disability which lasts for more than seven days; provided, however, if the period of the workers' disability lasts for more than four weeks from the date of his accidental injury, compensation benefits shall be allowed from the date of disability. History: 1953 Comp., § 59-10-18.1, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 67, § 19; 1989, ch. 263, § 22.