Occupational Diseases

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Section
42-11-10

"Occupational disease" defined.

Section
42-11-20

"Disablement" and "disability" defined.

Section
42-11-30

Presumptions; heart or respiratory disease as to firefighters; cardiac-related incident as to law enforcement officers; report of physical examination required.

Section
42-11-40

Occupational diseases treated as injuries by accident.

Section
42-11-50

Limitation on compensation payable to employee disabled by both injury and occupational disease.

Section
42-11-60

Requirements for compensation for pulmonary diseases.

Section
42-11-70

Time in which disease must have been contracted.

Section
42-11-80

Wilful misrepresentation by employee as to absence of disease; waivers.

Section
42-11-90

Amount of compensation when noncompensable cause or disease affects occupational disease.

Section
42-11-100

Amount of compensation payable for disability; exceptions.

Section
42-11-110

No presumptions; misconception of remedy.

Section
42-11-120

Procedure for determining claims; reference of medical question to medical board.

Section
42-11-130

Membership of medical board.

Section
42-11-140

Fees and expenses of medical board.

Section
42-11-150

Procedure before medical board.

Section
42-11-160

Decisions on questions by medical board.

Section
42-11-170

Membership of medical advisory panel.

Section
42-11-180

Compensation of members of medical advisory panel.

Section
42-11-185

Medical examination in lieu of medical panel for occupationally related disease claims.

Section
42-11-190

Promulgation of rules, regulations, and schedules.

Section
42-11-200

Rejection of chapter.