<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 62-9-4 - Hearing loss to be determined on binaural basis--How calculated. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2078380Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2078380SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2078380CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2078380Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2078380DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2078380000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2078380SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2078380SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2078380Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=62-9-4"><span class="s2078380SENU">62-9-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2078380SENU">. </span><span class="s2078380CL">Hearing loss to be determined on binaural basis--How calculated.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078380Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2078380DefaultParagraphFont">Permanent partial or permanent total impairment of the hearing from an occupational loss shall be determined on a binaural basis for the purposes of determining the amount of compensation payable under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=62-9-6"><span class="s2078380DefaultParagraphFont">62-9-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2078380DefaultParagraphFont">. To determine the binaural percentage of loss, the percentage of loss as determined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=62-9-3"><span class="s2078380DefaultParagraphFont">62-9-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2078380DefaultParagraphFont">, if any, in the better ear shall be multiplied by five. The resulting figure shall be added to the percentage of loss determined in the same manner for the poorer ear and that sum shall be divided by six. The resulting quotient percentage shall represent the binaural hearing impairment for which compensation shall be paid according to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=62-9-6"><span class="s2078380DefaultParagraphFont">62-9-6</span></a><span class="s2078380DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078380Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2078380000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078380Normal"><span class="s2078380SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2078380SCL-000002"> SL 1986, ch 427, § 4.</span></p></div></body></html>