52-1-40. Waiting period.

No compensation benefits shall be allowed under the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act [Chapter 52, Article 1 NMSA 1978] 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.