Upon the termination of the former Workers Compensation Commission, the Coal-Workers Pneumoconiosis Fund shall close to new subscribers. All claims payment obligations, including indemnity benefits, medical benefits, administrative, and all other expenses necessary for the administration and defense of claims, where the date of last exposure is on or before December 31, 2005, without regard to the date the claim is filed, shall be an obligation of the Coal-Workers Pneumonoconiosis Fund.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 23. Workers' Compensation
Article 4B. Coal-Workers' Pneumoconiosis Fund
§23-4B-2. Coal-Workers Pneumoconiosis Fund Established
§23-4B-3. To Whom Benefits Paid
§23-4B-6. Coal-Workers Pneumoconiosis Fund; How Funded
§23-4B-8. Separable From Workers Compensation Fund