Workers' Compensation - Benefits

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Section
28-33-1

Employees entitled to compensation.

Section
28-33-1.1

Repealed.

Section
28-33-2

Injuries occasioned by willful intent or intoxication.

Section
28-33-2.1

Injuries occasioned by employer sponsored, non-work related activities.

Section
28-33-3

Repealed.

Section
28-33-4

Commencement of compensation.

Section
28-33-5

Medical services provided by employer.

Section
28-33-6

Failure to provide or accept medical services.

Section
28-33-7

Health service provider reimbursement.

Section
28-33-8

Employee's choice of physician, dentist, or hospital - Payment of charges - Physician reporting schedule.

Section
28-33-8.1

Managed care programs.

Section
28-33-9

Order declaring employer liable for medical services.

Section
28-33-10

"Dental, hospital, and medical services" defined.

Section
28-33-11

Notice of hearings - Time of decision.

Section
28-33-12

Death benefits payable to dependents.

Section
28-33-13

Persons presumed wholly dependent.

Section
28-33-14

Determination of dependency - Division of payments among dependents.

Section
28-33-15

Relationship and dependency required.

Section
28-33-16

Burial expenses.

Section
28-33-17

Weekly compensation for total incapacity - Permanent total disability - Dependents' allowances.

Section
28-33-17.1

Employees not entitled to compensation.

Section
28-33-17.2

Employee's affirmative duty to report earnings - Penalties for failure to provide earnings report - Civil and criminal liability.

Section
28-33-17.3

Fraud and abuse.

Section
28-33-18

Weekly compensation for partial incapacity.

Section
28-33-18.1

Employees not entitled to compensation for total incapacity.

Section
28-33-18.2

Suitable alternative employment.

Section
28-33-18.3

Continuation of benefits - Partial incapacity.

Section
28-33-19

Additional compensation for specific injuries.

Section
28-33-20

Computation of earnings.

Section
28-33-20.1

Computation of earnings for recurrence - Burden of employee to establish recurrence.

Section
28-33-21

Savings or other insurance not to be considered.

Section
28-33-22

Minors employed in violation of law.

Section
28-33-23

Persons to whom compensation payable in event of death.

Section
28-33-24

Cessation of payments on death of employee.

Section
28-33-25

Settlement for lump sum or structured-type payment.

Section
28-33-25.1

Settlement of disputed cases.

Section
28-33-26

Waivers of compensation void.

Section
28-33-27

Immunity of claims from assignment or liability for debt.

Section
28-33-28

Priority of claim over debts of employer.

Section
28-33-29

Exercise of rights or privileges by guardian, conservator, or next friend.

Section
28-33-30

Time for notice of injury to employer.

Section
28-33-31

Contents of notice to employer.

Section
28-33-32

Manner of serving notice.

Section
28-33-33

Inaccuracies in notice - Want of notice as defense.

Section
28-33-34

Physical examination by employer's physician - Report.

Section
28-33-34.1

Schedule of medical review.

Section
28-33-35

Appointment of impartial medical examiner.

Section
28-33-36

Payment of medical examiner's fees.

Section
28-33-37

Examination by impartial examiner - Reports.

Section
28-33-38

Refusal to submit to examination.

Section
28-33-39

Transportation costs for medical examination.

Section
28-33-40

Repealed.

Section
28-33-41

Rehabilitation of injured persons.

Section
28-33-41.1

Review of rehabilitative program upon request or petition by employer.

Section
28-33-42

Repealed.

Section
28-33-43

Employer liability for property damage.

Section
28-33-44

Continuation of health insurance benefits.

Section
28-33-45

Coordination of benefits.

Section
28-33-46

Anniversary review.

Section
28-33-47

Reinstatement of injured worker.