What is the deadline to file a petition to terminate temporary disability after termination of payments?

What is the deadline to file a petition to terminate temporary disability after termination of payments?

• A. 10 days
• B. 14 days
• C. 20 days
• D. 30 days

Answer: (A)

The key idea here is that once temporary disability payments end, there is a very tight window to challenge that termination by asking the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board to review the decision. The required filing deadline is ten days from the date the temporary disability payments were terminated (or from the date you’re notified that they’ve ended). This short period is designed to move disputes quickly and keep the right to contest termination intact. If you miss this ten-day window, your ability to seek continued TD or to force a hearing can be lost, unless there are exceptional circumstances or relief under the applicable rules. The other timeframes (14, 20, or 30 days) are longer and would not align with the rule that requires a prompt petition after benefits end.

The key idea here is that once temporary disability payments end, there is a very tight window to challenge that termination by asking the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board to review the decision. The required filing deadline is ten days from the date the temporary disability payments were terminated (or from the date you’re notified that they’ve ended). This short period is designed to move disputes quickly and keep the right to contest termination intact.

If you miss this ten-day window, your ability to seek continued TD or to force a hearing can be lost, unless there are exceptional circumstances or relief under the applicable rules.

The other timeframes (14, 20, or 30 days) are longer and would not align with the rule that requires a prompt petition after benefits end.