Legal basis: Article 1 179 of the Civil Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) infringes on others and causes personal injury, it shall compensate the reasonable expenses of treatment and rehabilitation such as medical expenses, nursing expenses, transportation expenses, nutrition expenses, hospital food subsidies, and the reduced income due to absenteeism. If it causes disability, it shall also compensate for the cost of assistive devices and disability compensation; If death is caused, funeral expenses and death compensation shall also be paid.
Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Laws in the Trial of Personal Injury Compensation Cases Article 12 Disability compensation shall be calculated according to the degree or level of disability of the victim and the per capita disposable income of urban residents or the per capita net income of rural residents in the last year where the appeal court is located, and shall be calculated for 20 years from the date of disability. However, for those over 60 years of age, the age will be reduced by one year for each additional year; Seventy-five years of age or older, calculated by five years.
If the victim is disabled due to a work-related injury, but his actual income has not decreased, or his disability level is light, but his employment is seriously affected by occupational hazards, his disability compensation can be adjusted accordingly.