23-1021. Right of employee to compensation
A. Every employee coming within the provisions of this chapter who is injured, and
the dependents of every such employee who is killed by accident arising out of and in the
course of his employment, wherever the injury occurred, unless the injury was purposely
self-inflicted, shall be entitled to receive and shall be paid such compensation for loss
sustained on account of the injury or death, such medical, nurse and hospital services
and medicines, and such amount of funeral expenses in the event of death, as are provided
by this chapter.
B. Every employee who is covered by insurance in the state compensation fund and
who is injured by accident arising out of and in the course of employment, and the
dependents of every such employee who is killed, provided the injury was not purposely
self-inflicted, shall be paid such compensation from the state compensation fund for loss
sustained on account of the injury and shall receive such medical, nurse and hospital
services and medicines, and such amount of funeral expenses in event of death, as
provided in this chapter.
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