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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 287.149 (2026)

Benefits to be paid, when

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  287.149.  Benefits to be paid, when — reduction of benefits, when. — 1.  Temporary total disability or temporary partial disability benefits shall be paid throughout the rehabilitative process until the employee reaches maximum medical improvement, unless such benefits are terminated by the employee's return to work or are terminated as otherwise specified in this chapter.

  2.  The permanency of the employee's disability under sections 287.170 to 287.200 shall not be established, determined or adjudicated while the employee is participating in rehabilitation services.

  3.  Refusal of the employee to accept rehabilitation services or submit to a vocational rehabilitation assessment as deemed necessary by the employer shall result in a fifty percent reduction in all disability payments to an employee, including temporary partial disability benefits paid pursuant to section 287.180, for each week of the period of refusal.

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(L. 1990 S.B. 751, A.L. 2017 S.B. 66)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2013–2016 · leading case: Greer v. SYSCO Food Servs., 475 S.W.3d 655 (Mo. 2015).
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Greer v. SYSCO Food Servs., 475 S.W.3d 655 (Mo. 2015). · cites it 7× “In its first issue, Employer argues the commission erred in awarding Greer TTD benefits because section 287.149 does not allow for a TTD award beyond the date a claimant reaches maximum medical improvement.”
Jefferson City Country Club v. Lydia Pace & Treasurer of the State of Missouri-Custodian of the Second Injury Fund, 500 S.W.3d 305 (Mo. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to section 287.149, TTD or partial disability benefits are to be paid “throughout the rehabilitative process.”
United States Dep't of Vets. Affairs v. Boresi, 396 S.W.3d 356 (Mo. 2013). “In addition to disability benefits, sections 287.149, RSMo 2000, and 287.170, an injured claimant is entitled to receive “medical, surgical, chiropractic, and hospital treatment .”
Carl Greer, Appellant/Cross-Respondent v. Sysco Food Servs., Respondent/Cross-Appellant, & Treasurer of Missouri as Custodian of the Second Injury Fund, No. SC94724 (Mo. Dec. 8, 2015). · cites it 7× “In its first issue, Employer argues the commission erred in awarding Greer TTD benefits because section 287.149 does not allow for a TTD award beyond the date a claimant reaches maximum medical improvement.”
Carl Greer, Appellant/Cross-Respondent v. Sysco Food Servs., Respondent/Cross-Appellant, & Treasurer of Missouri as Custodian of the Second Injury Fund, No. SC94724 (Mo. Dec. 8, 2015). · cites it 7× “In its first issue, Employer argues the commission erred in awarding Greer TTD benefits because section 287.149 does not allow for a TTD award beyond the date a claimant reaches maximum medical improvement.”
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