| (a) When an insurance carrier reasonably believes that
an injured employee may be eligible for lifetime benefits from the
subsequent injury fund, the insurance carrier shall petition the commission
for payment of lifetime income benefits from the subsequent injury
fund. The petition shall be in writing and contain the following:
(1) the employee's name and social security number;
(2) the date of each injury;
(3) the workers' compensation number assigned to the
claim (if any) for each injury;
(4) the name and address of the employer for whom the
employee was working at the time of each injury; and
(5) any information upon which the carrier bases its
request.
(b) The commission shall order the payment of lifetime
income benefits from the subsequent injury fund if it finds that the
effects of the two injuries combined entitle the employee to lifetime
income benefits.
(c) The insurance carrier shall pay to the employee
weekly benefits as ordered by the commission.
(d) The subsequent injury fund shall compensate the
employee for the remaining lifetime income benefits for which the
insurance carrier is not liable.
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