R20-5-114. Request to Leave the State

A. The effective date of an order granting or denying a request to leave the state under A.R.S. § 23-1071(A) is the date a claimant files a request to leave the state with the Commission. B. For purposes of A.R.S. § 23-1071(A): 1. “Leave the state” means to travel across the state border, except when the logical or nearest medical facility is situated across the state border; 2. “While the necessity of having medical treatment continues” means the period in which a claimant asserts an entitlement to temporary compensation, or active medical, surgical, or hospital benefits; and 3. “From the date the employee first requested the written approval” means from the date the claimant’s request is filed with the Commission.