Minnesota Administrative Rules

7190.1000 DEFINITIONS.

Subpart 1.

[Repealed, L 2002 c 379 art 2 s 24]

Subp. 2.

Claimant.

"Claimant" means a person who suffered an eligible personal injury as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 115B.30, subdivision 1.

Subp. 3.

Value of household labor.

"Value of household labor" means the value determined by parts 7190.0100 to 7190.0108.

Subp. 4.

Wage.

"Wage" means the average gross weekly wage received by the claimant for the highest three of the five years immediately preceding death or the date of diagnosis of the injury causing the death, whichever is greater. If the claimant was self-employed, wage means the income of the claimant from the business for the highest three of the five years immediately preceding death or the date of diagnosis of the injury causing the death, whichever is greater. The claimant's dependents may request the Pollution Control Agency use the date of the exposure to the harmful substance to calculate the wage, if the dependents document the date of exposure.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 115B.34

History:

12 SR 1710; L 1989 c 325 s 41,78; L 2002 c 379 art 2 s 23,24

Published Electronically:

August 18, 2005