§ 34-9-359. Reports by Employers of Compensation and Benefits Paid; Failure to Pay Assessments
As soon as practicable after January 1 but not later than January 31 of each calendar year, the administrator shall forward to each insurer and self-insured employer a questionnaire asking for the total amount of compensation, medical benefits, and rehabilitation benefits paid by each insurer and self-insured employer during the preceding calendar year. This report […]
§ 34-9-385. Bankruptcy of Participants
Any participant who files for relief under the federal Bankruptcy Act or against whom bankruptcy proceedings are filed or for whom a receiver is appointed shall file written notice of such fact with the board and the board of trustees within 30 days of the occurrence of such event. Any individual who files an application […]
§ 34-9-360. Reimbursement of Employer or Insurer for Subsequent Injury Compensation Payments; Amounts of and Prerequisites to Reimbursement From Fund
If an employee who has a permanent impairment incurs a subsequent injury or disease arising out of and in the course of employment, which subsequent injury results in liability for the disability arising from merger of the subsequent injury with the preexisting permanent impairment, the employer or insurer shall in the first instance pay all […]
§ 34-9-386. Assessment of Participants; Liability of Fund and Participants for Claims; Revocation of Participant’s Authority to Be Self-Insured
The board of trustees shall, commencing January 1, 1991, assess each participant in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection. Upon reaching a funded level of $15 million net of all liabilities, all annual assessments against participants who have paid at least three prior assessments shall cease except as specifically provided in paragraph (4) of […]
§ 34-9-361. Employer’s Knowledge of Employee’s Preexisting Permanent Impairment
It shall be incumbent upon the employer to establish that the employer had reached an informed conclusion prior to the occurrence of the subsequent injury or occupational disease that the preexisting impairment is permanent and is likely to be a hindrance or obstacle to employment or reemployment. Where, however, the employer establishes knowledge of the […]
§ 34-9-387. Reimbursement and Security Deposit From Participant for Compensation Obligations
The board of trustees shall have the right and duty to obtain reimbursement from any participant for payment of compensation obligations in the amount of the participant’s compensation obligations assumed by the board of trustees and paid from the fund by the board of trustees as directed by the board, including, but not limited to, […]
§ 34-9-362. Notice by Employer or Insurer of Claim Against Fund; Request for a Hearing
An employer or insurer shall notify the administrator of the fund of any possible claim against the fund as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 78 calendar weeks following the injury or the payment of an amount equivalent to 78 weeks of income or death benefits, whichever occurs last. The claim must […]
§ 34-9-363. Agreements for Reimbursement From Fund; Hearing by State Board of Workers’ Compensation in Absence of Agreement; Compromise Settlements
When any employer or insurer and the administrator reach an agreement with respect to reimbursement under this article, it shall be reduced to writing and submitted to the State Board of Workers’ Compensation for approval. The board shall consider such an agreement upon receipt thereof and, if it finds it to meet the provisions of […]
§ 34-9-313. Power to Compel Attendance of Witnesses and Production of Records
The medical board shall have the same power to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of records as the superior courts of this state have to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of records. History. Code 1933, § 114-828, enacted by Ga. L. 1963, p. 141, § 19.
§ 34-9-350. Purpose and Construction of Article
It is the purpose of this article to encourage the employment of persons with disabilities by protecting employers from excess liability for compensation when an injury to a disabled worker merges with a preexisting permanent impairment to cause a greater disability than would have resulted from the subsequent injury alone. It shall not be construed […]