Vermont Statutes
Chapter 9 - Employer's Liability and Workers' Compensation
§ 668. Modification of awards

§ 668. Modification of awards
Upon the Commissioner’s own motion or upon the application of any party in interest upon the ground of a change in the conditions, or whenever doubts have arisen as to the jurisdiction of the Commissioner at the time the petition was presented, the Commissioner may at any time within six years of the date of award review any award by giving at least six days’ notice thereof to the parties personally, or to the attorneys appearing in the cause. On such review, the Commissioner may make an order ending, diminishing, or increasing the compensation previously awarded, subject to the maximum or minimum provided in this chapter. If it appears that the petition for hearing was presented without previous authority or that for other reason the Commissioner did not have jurisdiction in the cause, the Commissioner may make an order striking off the award, and shall state conclusions of fact and rulings of law and immediately send to the parties a copy of the award. Such a review shall not affect any money already paid. (Amended 1993, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 13.)

Structure Vermont Statutes

Vermont Statutes

Title 21 - Labor

Chapter 9 - Employer's Liability and Workers' Compensation

§ 601. Definitions

§ 602. Process and procedure

§ 603. Witnesses, oaths, books, papers, records

§ 604. Manner of trying causes; evidence

§ 605. Testimony of person without the State, how taken

§ 606. Determination of questions

§ 607. Decisions; enforcement; appeals

§ 608. Application of chapter when State not an employer

§ 610. Election by State as employer

§ 616. Employments covered

§ 618. Compensation for personal injury

§ 619. Injuries outside State

§ 620. Worker hired outside State

§ 621. Interstate commerce

§ 622. Right to compensation exclusive

§ 623. Contracts to work outside State

§ 624. Dual liability; claims, settlement procedure

§ 625. Contracting out forbidden

§ 632. Compensation to dependents; burial and funeral expenses

§ 633. Apportionment of compensation

§ 634. Dependents; construction

§ 635. Periods of compensation

§ 636. Compensation for unexpired period; determined

§ 637. Death benefits; rival claimants

§ 639. Death, payment to dependents

§ 640. Medical benefits; assistive devices; home and automobile modifications

§ 640a. Medical bills; payment; dispute

§ 640b. Request for preauthorization to determine if proposed treatment is necessary

§ 640c. Opioid usage deterrence

§ 641. Vocational rehabilitation

§ 642. Temporary total disability benefits

§ 642a. Temporary total; insurer review

§ 643. Period of payments

§ 643a. Discontinuance of benefits

§ 643a. Discontinuance of benefits

§ 643b. Reinstatement; seniority and benefits protected

§ 643c. Commissioner to provide notice; monitoring

§ 644. Permanent total disability

§ 645. Amount payable

§ 646. Temporary partial disability benefits

§ 647. Period of payment

§ 648. Permanent partial disability benefits

§ 649. Injuries not covered; burden of proof

§ 650. Payment; average wage; computation

§ 651. Voluntary payments

§ 652. Periodical payments; lump sum payments

§ 654. Trustee in case of lump payments; appointment; expense

§ 655. Procedure in obtaining compensation; medical examination; video and audio recording

§ 655a. Release of relevant medical records by health care providers; Department to oversee release and use of relevant medical information

§ 656. Notice of injury and claim for compensation

§ 657. After court judgment against employee

§ 658. Form of notice and claim

§ 659. Giving of notice and making of claim

§ 660. Sufficiency of notice of injury

§ 660a. Electronic filing of reports of injury

§ 661. Limitation of time as regards minors and persons with a mental condition or psychiatric disability

§ 662. Agreements; required payments in absence of

§ 663. Hearings, where held; decision

§ 663a. Workers’ compensation dispute mediation

§ 663b. Fraud

§ 664. Trial and award

§ 666. Manner of giving notice of hearing

§ 667. Examination by independent medical examiners

§ 668. Modification of awards

§ 669. Finality of award

§ 670. Appeals to Superior Court

§ 671. Jurisdiction; findings for new award

§ 672. Appeals to the Supreme Court

§ 673. Appeal in case of fraud, accident, or mistake

§ 674. Service of petition

§ 675. Enforcement of award

§ 676. Revision of decrees

§ 677. New hearings; when granted; procedure

§ 678. Costs; attorney’s fees

§ 679. Fees of sheriffs and witnesses

§ 680. Preferences

§ 681. Claims not assignable

§ 682. Liens against compensation

§ 687. Security for compensation

§ 687a. Self-insurance by associations

§ 688. Administrative penalties; insurance company’s license suspended

§ 689. Employer compelled to insure

§ 690. Certificate, form; copy of policy

§ 691. Posting of notice of compliance

§ 691a. Posting of safety records

§ 692. Penalties; failure to insure; stop work orders

§ 693. The insurance contract

§ 694. Knowledge of employer to affect insurance carrier

§ 695. Insolvency of employer not to release insurance carrier

§ 696. Cancellation of insurance contracts

§ 697. Notice of intent not to renew policy

§ 698. Insurance by State and municipalities

§ 699. Employees not to pay for insurance

§ 700. Examination of policy

§ 701. Reports of accidents by employers

§ 702. Contents; penalty

§ 703. Reports of payments made by employers

§ 704. Reports, penalty

§ 705. Registration, penalty

§ 706. Construction

§ 708. Penalty for false representation

§ 709. Rules of construction

§ 710. Unlawful discrimination

§ 711. Workers’ Compensation Administration Fund

§ 712. Enforcement by Attorney General