Chapter 4 WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
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Sections:
- Subchapter 1. General Provisions
- 4-101 Short title.
- 4-102 Purpose.
- 4-103 Sovereign immunity.
- 4-104 Insurance requirement.
- 4-105 Definitions.
- 4-106 Acknowledgment of Act.
- 4-107 Notification to employer by worker of injury.
- 4-108 Time limit for filing of claims.
- 4-109 Burden of proof.
- 4-110 Right to waive defenses.
- 4-111 Guardian for minor or incompetent.
- Subchapter 2. Administrative Duties and Powers
- Subchapter 3. Coverage and Compensability
- 4-301 Entitlement to benefits.
- 4-302 Disclosure of preexisting conditions.
- 4-303 Going to and returning from work.
- 4-304 Benefits precluded by neglect and/or refusal of worker to submit to treatment.
- 4-305 Injury or death by consumption and/or application of drugs and/or chemicals.
- 4-306 Intoxication.
- 4-307 False statement or representation to obtain benefits; penalty and forfeiture.
- 4-308 Injuries resulting from self-inflicted injuries, willful misconduct, or “horseplay.”
- 4-309 Injuries resulting from “natural causes.”
- 4-310 Recreational, social or athletic activities.
- 4-311 Injuries caused by third parties.
- 4-312 Secondhand smoke claims.
- 4-313 Idiopathic claims.
- 4-314 War and military action exclusion.
- 4-315 Terrorism exclusion.
- 4-316 Volunteers.
- Subchapter 4. Benefits – General Provisions
- 4-401 Right to benefits and medical treatment benefits.
- 4-402 Workers’ benefits as exclusive remedy.
- 4-403 Liability of third parties; subrogation.
- 4-404 Assignability of benefits; attachment of liens.
- 4-405 Aggravation of preexisting condition or disease.
- 4-406 Termination of benefits upon death.
- 4-407 Incarceration.
- Subchapter 5. Benefits
- 4-501 Vocational rehabilitation.
- 4-502 Waiting period.
- 4-503 Temporary total disability.
- 4-504 Permanent partial disability – Permanent total disability.
- 4-505 Modified duty.
- 4-506 Benefits issuance period.
- 4-507 Disability income not to exceed pre-injury average weekly wage.
- 4-508 Benefit offsets and overpayments.
- Subchapter 6. Death Benefits
- Subchapter 7. Medical Benefits
- Subchapter 8. Dispute Resolution