§ 11-9-114. Heart or lung injury or illness
(a) A cardiovascular, coronary, pulmonary, respiratory, or cerebrovascular accident or myocardial infarction causing injury, illness, or death is a compensable injury only if, in relation to other factors contributing to the physical harm, an accident is the major cause of the physical harm. (b) (1) An injury or disease included in subsection (a) of this […]
§ 11-9-115. Disclosure of child support obligations
(a) (1) At any time an application is made for workers’ compensation, an employer shall require the applicant for compensation to state whether or not the applicant has child support obligations, if the obligations are current or past due, and to whom the obligations are payable. (2) The application shall also include the name of […]
§ 11-9-116. Fund transfer to support Workers’ Compensation Fraud Unit of the State Insurance Department
(a) (1) One (1) month before the beginning of any fiscal quarter, the Insurance Commissioner shall provide to the Workers’ Compensation Commission the estimated funding need of the Workers’ Compensation Fraud Investigation Unit of the State Insurance Department for the ensuing quarter. (2) Such provided certification shall itemize each position to be utilized in the […]
§ 11-9-117. Carpal tunnel syndrome guidelines
Pursuant to its rulemaking authority, the Workers’ Compensation Commission shall be empowered to enact medical diagnostic and treatment guidelines regarding occupational carpal tunnel syndrome upon the joint recommendation of the Arkansas chapter of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations and the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce.
§ 11-9-118. Provider payments while claims are pending
(a) No hospital, physician, or other healthcare provider shall bill or attempt to collect any fee or any portion of a fee for services rendered to an employee due to a work-related injury or report to any credit reporting agency any failure of the employee to make the payment, when a claim for compensation has […]
§ 11-9-109. Agreement to pay premium void
(a) No agreement by an employee to pay any portion of the premium paid by his or her employer to a carrier or to contribute to a safety program as provided under § 11-9-409 or a benefit fund or department maintained by the employer for the purpose of providing compensation or medical services and supplies […]
§ 11-9-110. Compensation nonassignable, etc., and payable to dependents only — Child support obligations excepted — Definition
(a) The right to compensation shall not be assignable and shall not be subject to garnishment, attachment, levy, execution, or any other legal process, except for child support obligations and moneys retained by the Division of Correction under § 12-30-406(a)(1). (b) Money compensation to dependents of a deceased employee shall not constitute assets of the […]
§ 11-9-111. Compensation payable to certain alien dependents
(a) Compensation to alien nonresidents of the United States or Canada shall be the same in amount as provided for residents, except that alien nonresident dependents in any foreign country shall be limited to the surviving wife or children or, if there is no surviving wife or children, to the surviving father or mother whom […]
§ 11-9-112. Preference for due compensation
Compensation due an injured employee or his or her dependents shall have the same preference as is allowed by law to an employee for unpaid wages.
§ 11-9-113. Mental injury or illness
(a) (1) A mental injury or illness is not a compensable injury unless it is caused by physical injury to the employee’s body, and shall not be considered an injury arising out of and in the course of employment or compensable unless it is demonstrated by a preponderance of the evidence; provided, however, that this […]