CMP.6.3.010 Persons Eligible

The following people are eligible to apply for compensation under this Ordinance.

(a) Employees.

(b) Beneficiaries of the Employee, if the accident or occupational disease results in the death of the Employee. Defined as:

(1) The surviving legal spouse of the Employee

(2) Dependent child/children of the Employee

(A) This includes individuals who have not reached the age of 18 and are the natural or legally adopted child/children, stepchild, legal ward, or orphan of the Employee.

(B) This does not include minor child/children who are not dependents or who are not supported by the Employee.

(c) Any payments to or on account of a minor dependent beneficiary collected under this Ordinance terminate when such a dependent child/children reach the age of 18 years, unless the dependent child/children is physically or mentally incapacitated or is under the age of 25 years and enrolled as a full-time student at a high school, college, university, vocational or technical school. (If the dependent child is physically or mentally incapacitated, payments continue until he/she shall cease to be dependent. If an enrolled full-time student, payments terminate when the dependent child/children reach the age of 25 years or ceases to be a full-time student, whichever occurs first.)