Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 22-4-2-12.5 (2026)
Base period; persons receiving worker's compensation 52 weeks or less
✓ current as of May 2026
Sec. 12.5. Notwithstanding section 12 of this chapter, for an individual who during the "base period" as defined in that section has received worker's compensation benefits under IC 22-3-3 for a period of fifty-two (52) weeks or less, and as a result has not earned sufficient wage credits to meet the requirements of IC 22-4-14-5, "base period" means the first four (4) of the last five (5) completed calendar quarters immediately preceding the last day that the individual was able to work, as a result of the individual's injury.
As added by P.L.226-1983, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.28-1988, SEC.68.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2020–2020 · leading case: M.A. v. Review Bd. of the Indiana Dep't of Workforce Dev. (Ind. Ct. App. 2020).
M.A. v. Review Bd. of the Indiana Dep't of Workforce Dev. (Ind. Ct. App. 2020). “correctly points out, Indiana Code Section 22-4-2-12.5 provides for an “alternate” base period to be used because he received workers’ compensation benefits during the “regular” base period.”
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