Under Article 33 Sec 1, the absence due to duty-related injury continues until maximum medical improvement or ___ years, whichever comes first.

• A. 180
• B. 90
• C. 300
• D. 4

Answer: (B)

This question tests how absence tied to a duty-related injury is resolved when the worker hasn’t reached maximum medical improvement (MMI). MMI means the treating physician determines the condition is stabilized and no further meaningful medical improvement is expected. In that situation, the absence would end, and the worker can focus on return-to-work plans.

If MMI has not been reached, the statute provides a hard time limit—the absence continues for up to a fixed number of years, whichever comes first. That cap is 90 years, so the absence ends at 90 years even if the worker hasn’t achieved MMI, ensuring there’s a finite endpoint to time off.

The other durations listed (180, 300, or 4 years) don’t match the statutory cap described in this provision, so they wouldn’t be the correct completion of the sentence.