65-05-08.2. Preacceptance disability benefits

65-05-08.2. Preacceptance disability benefits If, after receiving a claim for benefits, the organization determines that more information is needed to process the claim, but that the information in the file indicates the injured employee is more likely than not entitled to disability benefits, the organization may pay preacceptance disability benefits equal to the weekly disability benefit allowed under section 65-05-09. The organization may continue to pay preacceptance disability benefits to the employee during the period the claim is pending, unless the injured employee is not cooperating with requests from the organization for additional information needed to process the claim. The organization may not pay more than sixty days of preacceptance benefits. The organization may only recover a payment made to an injured employee under this section if that recovery is allowed under section 65-05-33. There is no appeal from an organization decision not to pay preacceptance disability benefits.