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Chapter 01 - Definitions And General Provisions
Section 62-1-1 - Definition of terms. - 62-1-1. Definition of terms. Terms used in this title, unless...
Section 62-1-1.1 - Medical practitioner defined. - 62-1-1.1. Medical practitioner defined. For purposes of this title only,...
Section 62-1-1.2 - Determining impairment. - 62-1-1.2. Determining impairment. For the purposes of this chapter, impairment...
Section 62-1-1.3 - Presumption that claims denied by employer are nonwork related for other insurance purposes--Reimbursement for compensable injuries. - 62-1-1.3. Presumption that claims denied by employer are nonwork related...
Section 62-1-2 - Employer defined. - 62-1-2. Employer defined. As used in this title the term...
Section 62-1-3 - Employee defined. - 62-1-3. Employee defined. As used in this title, the term,employee,...
Section 62-1-4 - Municipal and county officers--Inclusion within definition of employee. - 62-1-4. Municipal and county officers--Inclusion within definition of employee. Notwithstanding...
Section 62-1-4.1 - Elementary, secondary and technical college students not employees--Exception for work in vocational education. - 62-1-4.1. Elementary, secondary and technical college students not employees--Exception for...
Section 62-1-5 - Fire department, ambulance service, and rescue squad volunteers--Employees of county, municipality, special purpose district, or township--Imputed wage. - 62-1-5. Fire department, ambulance service, and rescue squad volunteers--Employees of...
Section 62-1-5.1 - Volunteers serving state or political subdivision without pay--Computing or imputing wage--Certain persons not deemed volunteers. - 62-1-5.1. Volunteers serving state or political subdivision without pay--Computing or...
Section 62-1-5.2 - Requirements for volunteer firefighters to become eligible for workers' compensation--Amount of benefits--Limitation on eligibility. - 62-1-5.2. Requirements for volunteer firefighters to become eligible for workers'...
Section 62-1-6 - Conservation officers acting as law enforcement officers. - 62-1-6. Conservation officers acting as law enforcement officers. For the...
Section 62-1-7 - Executive officers as employees of corporations--Exception as to nonprofit corporations. - 62-1-7. Executive officers as employees of corporations--Exception as to nonprofit...
Section 62-1-8 - Nonprofit corporation complying with title--Executive officer as employee. - 62-1-8. Nonprofit corporation complying with title--Executive officer as employee. Notwithstanding...
Section 62-1-9 - Citation of title. - 62-1-9. Citation of title. This title shall be known and...
Section 62-1-10 - Owner-operator of certain vehicles as independent contractor. - 62-1-10. Owner-operator of certain vehicles as independent contractor. An owner-operator...
Section 62-1-11 - Requirements for owner-operator of vehicle for certification as independent contractor. - 62-1-11. Requirements for owner-operator of vehicle for certification as independent...
Section 62-1-12 - Issuance of certificate of independent contractor status to owner-operator of certain vehicles. - 62-1-12. Issuance of certificate of independent contractor status to owner-operator...
Section 62-1-13 - Election of owner-operator of certain vehicles to participate in workers' compensation system as sole proprietor. - 62-1-13. Election of owner-operator of certain vehicles to participate in...
Section 62-1-14 - Promulgation of rules. - 62-1-14. Promulgation of rules. The department shall promulgate rules pursuant...
Section 62-1-15 - Evidence of injury supported by medical findings. - 62-1-15. Evidence of injury supported by medical findings. In any...
Section 62-1-16 - Employer civilly liable for retaliatory termination of employee--Burden of proof. - 62-1-16. Employer civilly liable for retaliatory termination of employee--Burden of...
Section 62-1-17 - Discrimination in hiring based upon preexisting injury prohibited. - 62-1-17. Discrimination in hiring based upon preexisting injury prohibited. No...
Section 62-1-18 - Current employer liable for costs and compensation of subsequent compensable injury. - 62-1-18. Current employer liable for costs and compensation of subsequent...
Section 62-1-19 - Independent contractor affidavit of exempt status--Rebuttable presumption. - 62-1-19. Independent contractor affidavit of exempt status--Rebuttable presumption. Any independent...
Section 62-1-20 - Contents of affidavit of exempt status. - 62-1-20. Contents of affidavit of exempt status. The affidavit must...
Section 62-1-21 - Providing false information on affidavit of exempt status as misdemeanor. - 62-1-21. Providing false information on affidavit of exempt status as...
Section 62-1-22 - Acceptance of affidavit of exempt status not required. - 62-1-22. Acceptance of affidavit of exempt status not required. No...
Section 62-1-23 - Wheeler v. Cinna Bakers LLC regarding aggregation of wages abrogated. - 62-1-23. Wheeler v. Cinna Bakers LLC regarding aggregation of wages...
Section 62-1-24 - Effect of concurrent employment on calculation of earnings for claims before May 6, 2015. - 62-1-24. Effect of concurrent employment on calculation of earnings for...
Section 62-1-25 - Effect of concurrent employment on calculation of average weekly wage for claims after May 5, 2015. - 62-1-25. Effect of concurrent employment on calculation of average weekly...
Chapter 02 - Administration Of Title
Section 62-2-5 - Enforcement of title--Rules promulgation. - 62-2-5. Enforcement of title--Rules promulgation. The Department of Labor and...
Section 62-2-6 - Investigations--Subpoena of witnesses and records. - 62-2-6. Investigations--Subpoena of witnesses and records. The department may subpoena...
Section 62-2-10 - Workers' Compensation Advisory Council--Members--Expenses--Terms--Quorum--Duties--Report. - 62-2-10. Workers' Compensation Advisory Council--Members--Expenses--Terms--Quorum--Duties--Report. The Governor shall appoint a...
Section 62-2-10.1 - Contents of advisory council annual report. - 62-2-10.1. Contents of advisory council annual report. The Workers' Compensation...
Section 62-2-11 - Posting safety information. - 62-2-11. Posting safety information. Employers shall display informational postings promoting...
Section 62-2-12 - Small claims procedure for medical expense claims. - 62-2-12. Small claims procedure for medical expense claims. The department...
Section 62-2-13 - Promulgation of rules regarding small claims procedure. - 62-2-13. Promulgation of rules regarding small claims procedure. The department...
Section 62-2-14 - Initiation of claim. - 62-2-14. Initiation of claim. Any claimant pursuant to §§62-2-12 to...
Section 62-2-15 - Notice to party claimed against. - 62-2-15. Notice to party claimed against. The department shall send...
Section 62-2-16 - Setoff or counterclaim. - 62-2-16. Setoff or counterclaim. Any party claimed against may assert...
Section 62-2-17 - Hearing. - 62-2-17. Hearing. The department shall conduct the hearings in accordance...
Section 62-2-18 - Evidence. - 62-2-18. Evidence. Any medical record, correspondence, medical bill, and expert...
Section 62-2-19 - Release and disclosure of medical records. - 62-2-19. Release and disclosure of medical records. Upon the request...
Section 62-2-20 - Appeal. - 62-2-20. Appeal. Within fifteen days after receiving the decision by...
Section 62-2-21 - Representation by counsel or agent--Fee for services. - 62-2-21. Representation by counsel or agent--Fee for services. Any claimant...
Section 62-2-22 - Findings, conclusions, and decision not admissible as evidence in separate proceeding. - 62-2-22. Findings, conclusions, and decision not admissible as evidence in...
Chapter 03 - Covered Employment And Employer's Responsibility
Section 62-3-1 - Measure of responsibility assumed by employer. - 62-3-1. Measure of responsibility assumed by employer. The compensation provided...
Section 62-3-2 - Rights and remedies of employees limited. - 62-3-2. Rights and remedies of employees limited. The rights and...
Section 62-3-3 - Employer and employee bound by provisions of title--Exceptions. - 62-3-3. Employer and employee bound by provisions of title--Exceptions. Every...
Section 62-3-4 - Employment covered by federal compensation law not subject to title. - 62-3-4. Employment covered by federal compensation law not subject to...
Section 62-3-5 - Security required for acceptance of title. - 62-3-5. Security required for acceptance of title. No employer other...
Section 62-3-5.1 - Notice by corporate officer rejecting coverage--Withdrawal of rejection. - 62-3-5.1. Notice by corporate officer rejecting coverage--Withdrawal of rejection. Section...
Section 62-3-10 - Liability to subcontractor's employee. - 62-3-10. Liability to subcontractor's employee. A principal, intermediate, or subcontractor...
Section 62-3-11 - Election to proceed against employer--Options. - 62-3-11. Election to proceed against employer--Options. Any employee, who is...
Section 62-3-13 - Penalty for failure to perform statutory duty unaffected. - 62-3-13. Penalty for failure to perform statutory duty unaffected. Nothing...
Section 62-3-14 - Reciprocity with other states. - 62-3-14. Reciprocity with other states. In any case where another...
Section 62-3-15 - Exemption of domestics, agricultural laborers or workfare participants. - 62-3-15. Exemption of domestics, agricultural laborers or workfare participants. Except...
Section 62-3-16 - Agricultural work subject to title--Liability insurance required. - 62-3-16. Agricultural work subject to title--Liability insurance required. The provisions...
Section 62-3-17 - Voluntary waiver of exemption by insuring liability. - 62-3-17. Voluntary waiver of exemption by insuring liability. As to...
Section 62-3-18 - Obligation created by title not waived by contract. - 62-3-18. Obligation created by title not waived by contract. No...
Chapter 04 - Compensation For Injury Or Death
Section 62-4-1 - Medical and hospital expense. - 62-4-1. Medical and hospital expense. The employer shall provide necessary...
Section 62-4-1.1 - Employer's duties upon receipt of medical bill. - 62-4-1.1. Employer's duties upon receipt of medical bill. Within thirty...
Section 62-4-1.2 - Fine for noncompliance. - 62-4-1.2. Fine for noncompliance. An employer that fails, refuses, or...
Section 62-4-1.3 - Release of medical records. - 62-4-1.3. Release of medical records. Upon the request of an...
Section 62-4-2 - Waiting period for temporary disability benefits. - 62-4-2. Waiting period for temporary disability benefits. No temporary disability...
Section 62-4-3 - Amount of temporary total disability compensation. - 62-4-3. Amount of temporary total disability compensation. The amount of...
Section 62-4-3.1 - Annual computation of average weekly wage in state--Period for which applied. - 62-4-3.1. Annual computation of average weekly wage in state--Period for...
Section 62-4-5 - Compensation for partial disability. - 62-4-5. Compensation for partial disability. If, after an injury has...
Section 62-4-5.1 - Compensation during period of rehabilitation--Procedure. - 62-4-5.1. Compensation during period of rehabilitation--Procedure. If an employee suffers...
Section 62-4-6 - Additional compensation for specific bodily injuries. - 62-4-6. Additional compensation for specific bodily injuries. For injuries in...
Section 62-4-7 - Compensation for permanent total disability--Annual increase. - 62-4-7. Compensation for permanent total disability--Annual increase. In case of...
Section 62-4-7.1 - Prospective application of benefit increase in § 62-4-7. - 62-4-7.1. Prospective application of benefit increase in §62-4-7. The annual...
Section 62-4-8 - Death resulting from injury--Payments to personal representative or beneficiaries of deceased. - 62-4-8. Death resulting from injury--Payments to personal representative or beneficiaries...
Section 62-4-8.1 - Scholarships provided to certain persons receiving workers' compensation benefits--Eligibility. - 62-4-8.1. Scholarships provided to certain persons receiving workers' compensation benefits--Eligibility....
Section 62-4-10 - Installment payments of compensation. - 62-4-10. Installment payments of compensation. All compensation provided for in...
Section 62-4-10.1 - Penalty for untimely payment of installments--Other remedies. - 62-4-10.1. Penalty for untimely payment of installments--Other remedies. Failure to...
Section 62-4-11 - Specific bodily injuries--Death before full payment of installments--Payments to dependents. - 62-4-11. Specific bodily injuries--Death before full payment of installments--Payments to...
Section 62-4-12 - Injury resulting in death--Compensation to spouse or children--Remarriage--Full-time students. - 62-4-12. Injury resulting in death--Compensation to spouse or children--Remarriage--Full-time students....
Section 62-4-12.1 - Injury resulting in death--Compensation to spouse or children--Children not in custody of surviving spouse. - 62-4-12.1. Injury resulting in death--Compensation to spouse or children--Children not...
Section 62-4-13 - Injury resulting in death--Additional compensation for child under eighteen. - 62-4-13. Injury resulting in death--Additional compensation for child under eighteen....
Section 62-4-14 - Injury resulting in death--No surviving spouse or children--Payment to dependent parent, grandparent, or minor sibling. - 62-4-14. Injury resulting in death--No surviving spouse or children--Payment to...
Section 62-4-15 - Injury resulting in death--Payments to dependent collateral heirs. - 62-4-15. Injury resulting in death--Payments to dependent collateral heirs. The...
Section 62-4-16 - Burial and transportation expenses paid when death results from injury. - 62-4-16. Burial and transportation expenses paid when death results from...
Section 62-4-17 - Installment payment of death benefits. - 62-4-17. Installment payment of death benefits. The compensation, except for...
Section 62-4-18 - Death benefits--Payment to personal representative or beneficiaries--Distribution to heirs. - 62-4-18. Death benefits--Payment to personal representative or beneficiaries--Distribution to heirs....
Section 62-4-19 - Payment of death benefits to personal representative--Release of employer from obligation. - 62-4-19. Payment of death benefits to personal representative--Release of employer...
Section 62-4-20 - Payment of death benefits to surviving spouse for minor children--Conservatorship not required. - 62-4-20. Payment of death benefits to surviving spouse for minor...
Section 62-4-21 - Spouse of deceased employee--Qualification for benefits. - 62-4-21. Spouse of deceased employee--Qualification for benefits. No compensation is...
Section 62-4-22 - Transfer of surviving spouse's right to compensation to surviving child. - 62-4-22. Transfer of surviving spouse's right to compensation to surviving...
Section 62-4-24 - Employment for year preceding injury--Determination of average weekly wage. - 62-4-24. Employment for year preceding injury--Determination of average weekly wage....
Section 62-4-25 - Employment for less than year preceding injury--Determination of average weekly wage. - 62-4-25. Employment for less than year preceding injury--Determination of average...
Section 62-4-26 - Computation of average weekly wage when other methods not feasible. - 62-4-26. Computation of average weekly wage when other methods not...
Section 62-4-27 - Seasonal employment--Determination of average weekly wage. - 62-4-27. Seasonal employment--Determination of average weekly wage. As to employees...
Section 62-4-28 - Employee earning no wages or less than day laborers--Computation of average weekly wage. - 62-4-28. Employee earning no wages or less than day laborers--Computation...
Section 62-4-29 - Apportionment of compensation for subsequent injury. - 62-4-29. Apportionment of compensation for subsequent injury. As to an...
Section 62-4-29.1 - "Claimant" defined for subsequent injury fund claims. - 62-4-29.1."Claimant" defined for subsequent injury fund claims. For purposes of...
Section 62-4-30 - Determination of amount for each installment period. - 62-4-30. Determination of amount for each installment period. To determine...
Section 62-4-31 - Working week defined. - 62-4-31. Working week defined. The term, working week, for the...
Section 62-4-34.7 - Administration of fund to continue until all valid claims approved, denied or settled--Claim for injury occurring after July 1, 2001, barred--Disposition of fund balance. - 62-4-34.7. Administration of fund to continue until all valid claims...
Section 62-4-37 - Injury or death due to willful misconduct of employee not compensable. - 62-4-37. Injury or death due to willful misconduct of employee...
Section 62-4-38 - Right of action when third person is liable--Election by employee--Offset of recovered damages. - 62-4-38. Right of action when third person is liable--Election by...
Section 62-4-39 - Compensation paid by employer--Reimbursement from damages recovered from third party. - 62-4-39. Compensation paid by employer--Reimbursement from damages recovered from third...
Section 62-4-40 - Recovery by employer from third party--Excess held for employee. - 62-4-40. Recovery by employer from third party--Excess held for employee....
Section 62-4-41 - Priority of rights to compensation. - 62-4-41. Priority of rights to compensation. All rights of compensation...
Section 62-4-42 - Assignment of payments prohibited--Certain compensation exempt from claims of creditors. - 62-4-42. Assignment of payments prohibited--Certain compensation exempt from claims of...
Section 62-4-43 - Selection of medical practitioner or surgeon by employee. - 62-4-43. Selection of medical practitioner or surgeon by employee. The...
Section 62-4-44 - Report to be submitted to employer and department by treating practitioner or surgeon--Time limit.. - 62-4-44. Report to be submitted to employer and department by...
Section 62-4-45 - Information about injury to be made available--Penalty for withholding information. - 62-4-45. Information about injury to be made available--Penalty for withholding...
Section 62-4-46 - Benefits precluded by intentional misrepresentation of employee's physical condition--Burden of proof. - 62-4-46. Benefits precluded by intentional misrepresentation of employee's physical condition--Burden...
Section 62-4-47 - Written request to stop payments--Fraud--Injury outside of employment. - 62-4-47. Written request to stop payments--Fraud--Injury outside of employment. An...
Section 62-4-48 - Investigation of written request to stop payments. - 62-4-48. Investigation of written request to stop payments. The department...
Section 62-4-49 - Confidentiality of investigative records--Release--Misdemeanor. - 62-4-49. Confidentiality of investigative records--Release--Misdemeanor. All investigative records and files...
Section 62-4-50 - Immunity for good faith written request of investigation--False written request as misdemeanor. - 62-4-50. Immunity for good faith written request of investigation--False written...
Section 62-4-51 - Fraudulent workers' compensation claims as misdemeanor. - 62-4-51. Fraudulent workers' compensation claims as misdemeanor. Any person who...
Section 62-4-52 - Definition of terms. - 62-4-52. Definition of terms. Terms used in §62-4-53 mean: (1)"Community,"...
Section 62-4-53 - Permanent total disability--Burden of proof--Moving expenses paid by employer in certain cases. - 62-4-53. Permanent total disability--Burden of proof--Moving expenses paid by employer...
Section 62-4-54 - Determining usual and customary line of employment. - 62-4-54. Determining usual and customary line of employment. Usual and...
Section 62-4-55 - Suitable, substantial, and gainful employment defined. - 62-4-55. Suitable, substantial, and gainful employment defined. Employment is considered...
Chapter 05 - Insurance And Security For Payments
Section 62-5-1 - Methods of securing payment of compensation. - 62-5-1. Methods of securing payment of compensation. Except as otherwise...
Section 62-5-2 - Obtaining workers' compensation insurance. - 62-5-2. Obtaining workers' compensation insurance. An employer may secure the...
Section 62-5-3 - Reciprocal or interinsurance contracts providing indemnity for loss under workers' compensation law. - 62-5-3. Reciprocal or interinsurance contracts providing indemnity for loss under...
Section 62-5-5 - Self-insurance by employer--Annual proof of solvency and financial ability--Application fee--Deposit of fees--Certificate of exemption. - 62-5-5. Self-insurance by employer--Annual proof of solvency and financial ability--Application...
Section 62-5-6 - Exemption of political subdivisions from security provisions. - 62-5-6. Exemption of political subdivisions from security provisions. This state...
Section 62-5-7 - Failure to secure payment as election not to operate under title. - 62-5-7. Failure to secure payment as election not to operate...
Section 62-5-8 - Commission for placing insurance limited. - 62-5-8. Commission for placing insurance limited. No insurer of any...
Section 62-5-9 - Issuance of policy to employer--Certification to department. - 62-5-9. Issuance of policy to employer--Certification to department. If any...
Section 62-5-10 - Surety for performance required for self-insurers--Irrevocable trust. - 62-5-10. Surety for performance required for self-insurers--Irrevocable trust. An employer...
Section 62-5-11 - Requirements for acceptance of irrevocable letter of credit--Definitions. - 62-5-11. Requirements for acceptance of irrevocable letter of credit--Definitions. As...
Section 62-5-12 - Deposit of surety bonds, letters of credit, etc. - 62-5-12. Deposit of surety bonds, letters of credit, etc.. Surety...
Section 62-5-13 - Deposit of certificate of deposit or government securities. - 62-5-13. Deposit of certificate of deposit or government securities. Certificates...
Section 62-5-14 - Deposit and withdrawal of cash. - 62-5-14. Deposit and withdrawal of cash. Cash shall be deposited...
Section 62-5-15 - Perfected security interest in deposit--Release of security interest. - 62-5-15. Perfected security interest in deposit--Release of security interest. Upon...
Section 62-5-16 - Claims administration contracts. - 62-5-16. Claims administration contracts. The secretary of the Department of...
Section 62-5-18 - Reduction of premium where employer selects a policy with a deductible. - 62-5-18. Reduction of premium where employer selects a policy with...
Section 62-5-19 - Deductible does not affect reporting requirements. - 62-5-19. Deductible does not affect reporting requirements. The existence of...
Section 62-5-20 - Insurer to pay entire loss--Employer to reimburse deductible amount. - 62-5-20. Insurer to pay entire loss--Employer to reimburse deductible amount....
Section 62-5-21 - Provision of medical services and health care. - 62-5-21. Provision of medical services and health care. Any self-insured...
Chapter 06 - Employers' Records And Reports
Section 62-6-1 - Record of injuries sustained by employees--Copy to employee--Failure as misdemeanor. - 62-6-1. Record of injuries sustained by employees--Copy to employee--Failure as...
Section 62-6-2 - Employer's report of injury--Failure to report as misdemeanor. - 62-6-2. Employer's report of injury--Failure to report as misdemeanor. An...
Section 62-6-3 - Insurer to file copy of injury report with department--Notice of denial of coverage by insurer or employer--Suspension, revocation, or refusal of authority for noncompliance. - 62-6-3. Insurer to file copy of injury report with department--Notice...
Section 62-6-4 - Wage records of employees--Inspection by department, purposes. - 62-6-4. Wage records of employees--Inspection by department, purposes. All books,...
Section 62-6-5 - Information confidential--Release to employee or public agency. - 62-6-5. Information confidential--Release to employee or public agency. Information obtained...
Section 62-6-6 - Refusal to submit records for inspection--Penalty. - 62-6-6. Refusal to submit records for inspection--Penalty. A refusal on...
Section 62-6-7 - Demand for employee's work-related records--Production of records--Employee waiver of right to privacy. - 62-6-7. Demand for employee's work-related records--Production of records--Employee waiver of...
Chapter 07 - Claims Procedure
Section 62-7-1 - Compulsory medical examination of employee at request of employer. - 62-7-1. Compulsory medical examination of employee at request of employer....
Section 62-7-2 - Employee's physician present at examination--Copy of report to employee not employing physician. - 62-7-2. Employee's physician present at examination--Copy of report to employee...
Section 62-7-3 - Refusing or obstructing examination--Suspension of compensation payments. - 62-7-3. Refusing or obstructing examination--Suspension of compensation payments. If the...
Section 62-7-5 - Agreement as to compensation--Approval by department. - 62-7-5. Agreement as to compensation--Approval by department. If the employer...
Section 62-7-6 - Petition for lump-sum settlement--Hearing by and order of department--Beneficiaries excluded--Partial lump sum payment. - 62-7-6. Petition for lump-sum settlement--Hearing by and order of department--Beneficiaries...
Section 62-7-7 - Appointment of conservator or administrator in connection with lump-sum settlement. - 62-7-7. Appointment of conservator or administrator in connection with lump-sum...
Section 62-7-8 - Fees for health services subject to approval--Excessive fees or services. - 62-7-8. Fees for health services subject to approval--Excessive fees or...
Section 62-7-8.1 - Ability to pay for health care--Impermissible basis for higher fees--Misdemeanor. - 62-7-8.1. Ability to pay for health care--Impermissible basis for higher...
Section 62-7-10 - Notice to employer of injury--Condition precedent to compensation. - 62-7-10. Notice to employer of injury--Condition precedent to compensation. An...
Section 62-7-12 - Failure to reach agreement as to compensation--Hearing by department. - 62-7-12. Failure to reach agreement as to compensation--Hearing by department....
Section 62-7-12.1 - Hearing officer to be licensed attorney. - 62-7-12.1. Hearing officer to be licensed attorney. Any employee of...
Section 62-7-12.2 - Informal request for disqualification of hearing examiner. - 62-7-12.2. Informal request for disqualification of hearing examiner. In any...
Section 62-7-13 - Hearing by department--Place of holding--Decision, filing and service. - 62-7-13. Hearing by department--Place of holding--Decision, filing and service. The...
Section 62-7-14 - Appointment of impartial medical examiner--Fee. - 62-7-14. Appointment of impartial medical examiner--Fee. The department may appoint...
Section 62-7-15 - Hearing by department--Fees and mileage of witnesses--Taxation of costs. - 62-7-15. Hearing by department--Fees and mileage of witnesses--Taxation of costs....
Section 62-7-16 - Petition for review of decision of department--Revision or affirmance. - 62-7-16. Petition for review of decision of department--Revision or affirmance....
Section 62-7-17 - Appeal from decision of department without petition for review. - 62-7-17. Appeal from decision of department without petition for review....
Section 62-7-18 - Decision of department not final until determination of petition for review. - 62-7-18. Decision of department not final until determination of petition...
Section 62-7-19 - Appeals to circuit court. - 62-7-19. Appeals to circuit court. Any employer or employee may...
Section 62-7-30 - Notice or orders--Method of service. - 62-7-30. Notice or orders--Method of service. All notices or orders...
Section 62-7-31 - Judgment taken on memorandum of agreement or portion of order or decision. - 62-7-31. Judgment taken on memorandum of agreement or portion of...
Section 62-7-32 - Modification or revocation of judgment taken on award or memorandum of agreement. - 62-7-32. Modification or revocation of judgment taken on award or...
Section 62-7-33 - Review of payment by department. - 62-7-33. Review of payment by department. Any payment, including medical...
Section 62-7-34 - Notice given by department--Statutory notice--Writing required--Manner of service. - 62-7-34. Notice given by department--Statutory notice--Writing required--Manner of service. Any...
Section 62-7-35 - Limitation of action on claim for compensation. - 62-7-35. Limitation of action on claim for compensation. The right...
Section 62-7-35.1 - Time limitation for claiming additional compensation--Application of limit. - 62-7-35.1. Time limitation for claiming additional compensation--Application of limit. In...
Section 62-7-35.2 - Application of time limits to minor or person with mental illness or developmental disability. - 62-7-35.2. Application of time limits to minor or person with...
Section 62-7-35.3 - Right to compensation barred under certain circumstances. - 62-7-35.3. Right to compensation barred under certain circumstances. The right...
Section 62-7-36 - Approval of legal fees--Amount--Lump sum payment. - 62-7-36. Approval of legal fees--Amount--Lump sum payment. Except as otherwise...
Section 62-7-37 - Mediation--Promulgation of rules. - 62-7-37. Mediation--Promulgation of rules. If the employer and injured employee...
Section 62-7-38 - Multiple employers or insurers where preexisting injury or cumulative trauma claimed--Responsibility for payment. - 62-7-38. Multiple employers or insurers where preexisting injury or cumulative...
Section 62-7-39 - Determining permanent partial or permanent total disability compensation. - 62-7-39. Determining permanent partial or permanent total disability compensation. An...
Section 62-7-40 - False testimony. - 62-7-40. False testimony. In proceedings for workers' compensation benefits brought...
Section 62-7-41 - Supplemental wage benefit for employee unable to return to usual and customary employment. - 62-7-41. Supplemental wage benefit for employee unable to return to...
Chapter 08 - Occupational Disease Disability
Section 62-8-1 - Definition of terms. - 62-8-1. Definition of terms. Terms used in this chapter mean:...
Section 62-8-3 - Contracted and incurred defined. - 62-8-3. Contracted and incurred defined. The terms, contracted, and incurred,...
Section 62-8-4 - Right to compensation--Applicability of workers' compensation law. - 62-8-4. Right to compensation--Applicability of workers' compensation law. If an...
Section 62-8-6 - Employers and workers subject to chapter--Security for compensation--Right to compensation as exclusive remedy. - 62-8-6. Employers and workers subject to chapter--Security for compensation--Right to...
Section 62-8-11 - Filing time to qualify for disability or death compensation. - 62-8-11. Filing time to qualify for disability or death compensation....
Section 62-8-12 - Conditions of liability--Burden of proof. - 62-8-12. Conditions of liability--Burden of proof. The burden of proof...
Section 62-8-13 - Notice of disability required--Claim for compensation. - 62-8-13. Notice of disability required--Claim for compensation. An employer is...
Section 62-8-14 - Silicosis cases--Period of exposure. - 62-8-14. Silicosis cases--Period of exposure. No claim for disability or...
Section 62-8-15 - Last employer liable--Amount of compensation--Notice of disability--Claim for compensation. - 62-8-15. Last employer liable--Amount of compensation--Notice of disability--Claim for compensation....
Section 62-8-16 - Maximum compensation for death or disability. - 62-8-16. Maximum compensation for death or disability. The maximum compensation...
Section 62-8-17 - Waiver of disability benefits by working for another. - 62-8-17. Waiver of disability benefits by working for another. If...
Section 62-8-18 - Death in case of silicosis--Liability of last employer. - 62-8-18. Death in case of silicosis--Liability of last employer. In...
Section 62-8-19 - Disability or death from silicosis with complication of tuberculosis. - 62-8-19. Disability or death from silicosis with complication of tuberculosis....
Section 62-8-20 - Partial disability due to silicosis not compensable--Exceptions. - 62-8-20. Partial disability due to silicosis not compensable--Exceptions. Compensation is...
Section 62-8-21 - Dependency arising after disability. - 62-8-21. Dependency arising after disability. No compensation for death from...
Section 62-8-22 - Disability or death due to employee's willful misconduct, willful self-exposure, or disobedience not compensable. - 62-8-22. Disability or death due to employee's willful misconduct, willful...
Section 62-8-23 - Willful self-exposure--Acts constituting. - 62-8-23. Willful self-exposure--Acts constituting. As used in §62-8-22, willful self-exposure...
Section 62-8-24 - Waiver of full compensation for aggravation of nondisabling silicosis--Amount of claim limited. - 62-8-24. Waiver of full compensation for aggravation of nondisabling silicosis--Amount...
Section 62-8-25 - Contract waiving all claims for compensation for aggravation of nondisabling silicosis. - 62-8-25. Contract waiving all claims for compensation for aggravation of...
Section 62-8-26 - Voluntary waiver--Finding by department. - 62-8-26. Voluntary waiver--Finding by department. Before approving a waiver under...
Section 62-8-27 - Termination of employment because of nondisabling silicosis--Allowance of compensation. - 62-8-27. Termination of employment because of nondisabling silicosis--Allowance of compensation....
Section 62-8-28 - Petition of employee for examination for silicosis--Payment of costs--Findings of department. - 62-8-28. Petition of employee for examination for silicosis--Payment of costs--Findings...
Section 62-8-29 - Notice of disease or death required for compensation. - 62-8-29. Notice of disease or death required for compensation. Unless...
Section 62-8-30 - Time for notice of incapacity from ionizing radiation. - 62-8-30. Time for notice of incapacity from ionizing radiation. Notwithstanding...
Section 62-8-31 - Persons who may give notice and make claim. - 62-8-31. Persons who may give notice and make claim. Notice...
Section 62-8-32 - Time for making claim for further compensation after discontinuance. - 62-8-32. Time for making claim for further compensation after discontinuance....
Section 62-8-40.1 - Contracts for medical reports. - 62-8-40.1. Contracts for medical reports. The Department of Labor and...
Section 62-8-41 - Autopsy ordered by department upon filing of claim. - 62-8-41. Autopsy ordered by department upon filing of claim. Upon...
Section 62-8-42 - Autopsy ordered by department where controversy may exist. - 62-8-42. Autopsy ordered by department where controversy may exist. The...
Section 62-8-43 - Refusal to permit autopsy--Suspension of proceedings for compensation. - 62-8-43. Refusal to permit autopsy--Suspension of proceedings for compensation. All...
Section 62-8-44 - Modification of award. - 62-8-44. Modification of award. An award or denial of award...
Section 62-8-45 - Agreements between employer and employee. - 62-8-45. Agreements between employer and employee. If the employer and...
Section 62-8-47 - Compensation under this chapter not additional to compensation under chapter 62-4. - 62-8-47. Compensation under this chapter not additional to compensation under...
Chapter 09 - Compensation For Permanent Loss Of Hearing
Section 62-9-1 - Compensation for permanent occupational hearing loss. - 62-9-1. Compensation for permanent occupational hearing loss. Permanent hearing loss...
Section 62-9-2 - Definition of terms. - 62-9-2. Definition of terms. Terms used in this chapter mean:...
Section 62-9-3 - Calculation of hearing loss--What loss is compensable. - 62-9-3. Calculation of hearing loss--What loss is compensable. The percentage...
Section 62-9-4 - Hearing loss to be determined on binaural basis--How calculated. - 62-9-4. Hearing loss to be determined on binaural basis--How calculated....
Section 62-9-5 - Deductions from total average decibel loss. - 62-9-5. Deductions from total average decibel loss. Before determining the...
Section 62-9-6 - Amount of compensation payable for total or partial hearing loss. - 62-9-6. Amount of compensation payable for total or partial hearing...
Section 62-9-7 - No benefits for temporary total or partial disability or for tinnitus. - 62-9-7. No benefits for temporary total or partial disability or...
Section 62-9-8 - No benefits where employee fails to regularly use employer-provided protection devices. - 62-9-8. No benefits where employee fails to regularly use employer-provided...
Section 62-9-9 - What employer is liable for compensation--Duration of exposure required for compensability. - 62-9-9. What employer is liable for compensation--Duration of exposure required...
Section 62-9-10 - Liability for pre-employment and nonoccupational losses--Loss prior to July 1, 1974. - 62-9-10. Liability for pre-employment and nonoccupational losses--Loss prior to July...
Section 62-9-11 - Effect of hearing aid use on compensation--Provision of hearing aid by employer. - 62-9-11. Effect of hearing aid use on compensation--Provision of hearing...
Section 62-9-12 - Removal from exposure for six-month period prerequisite to filing of claim--Limitation period applicable to claims--How claims to be filed. - 62-9-12. Removal from exposure for six-month period prerequisite to filing...
Section 62-9-14 - Compensability of hearing loss caused by explosion or trauma. - 62-9-14. Compensability of hearing loss caused by explosion or trauma....
Section 62-9-15 - Applicability of Title 62. - 62-9-15. Applicability of Title 62. All provisions of this title...