§ 34-9-364. Apportionment or Denial of Reimbursement for Expenses Paid by Employer or Insurer
The administrator of the fund may apportion or deny the employer or insurer reimbursement from the fund for medical expense provided by Code Section 34-9-360 where there are clear and unequivocal facts to establish that the subsequent injury to the permanently impaired employee was not caused by or in any way related to the employee’s […]
§ 34-9-365. Injuries to Which Article Is Applicable
The effective date of this article is March 23, 1977, but it shall apply only to injuries occurring on or after July 1, 1977. History. Ga. L. 1977, p. 608, § 3.
§ 34-9-366. Binding of Fund to Questions Determined in Proceedings to Which It Was Not a Party
The fund shall not be bound as to any question of law or fact by reason of an award or an adjudication to which it was not a party. History. Code 1933, § 114-917, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 608, § 1.
§ 34-9-367. Liability of Fund for Interest or Attorney’s Fees
The Subsequent Injury Trust Fund shall not be liable for any interest on sums due claiming parties nor shall it be liable for attorney’s fees due attorneys of the claiming parties except where it is proven by a preponderance of evidence that the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund has failed or refused to accept a valid […]
§ 34-9-368. Reimbursement of Self-Insured Employers or Insureds; Actuarial Study Required; Dissolution of Subsequent Injury Trust Fund
The Subsequent Injury Trust Fund shall not reimburse a self-insured employer or an insurer for a subsequent injury for which a claim is made for an injury occurring after June 30, 2006. The Subsequent Injury Trust Fund shall continue to reimburse self-insured employers or insurers for claims for injuries occurring on and prior to June […]
§ 34-9-380. Purpose of Article
It is the purpose of this article through the establishment of a guaranty trust fund to provide for the continuation of workers’ compensation benefits due and unpaid, excluding penalties, fines, and attorneys’ fees assessed against a participant, when such participant becomes an insolvent self-insurer. History. Code 1981, § 34-9-380 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, […]
§ 34-9-381. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: “Applicant” means an employee entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. “Board” means the State Board of Workers’ Compensation. “Board of trustees” means the board of trustees of the fund. “Company” means a corporation, association, partnership, proprietorship, firm, or other form of business organization. “Fund” means the Self-insurers Guaranty Trust […]
§ 34-9-382. Establishment of Self-Insurers Guaranty Trust Fund; Use of Fund; Application to Be Accepted in Fund
There is established a Self-insurers Guaranty Trust Fund for the sole purpose of making payments in accordance with this article. The fund shall be administered by an administrator appointed by the chairperson of the board of trustees with the approval of the board of trustees. All moneys in the fund shall be held in trust […]
§ 34-9-284. Liability of Last Employer; Compensation Based on Average Weekly Wage
Where compensation is payable for an occupational disease, the employer in whose employment the employee was last injuriously exposed to the hazards of such disease and the insurance carrier, if any, by whom the employer was insured when such employee was last so exposed under such employer shall alone be liable therefor, without right of […]
§ 34-9-357. Payment of Costs of Administration; Submission and Approval of Annual Budget; Audit of Funds
The entire cost of the administration of the fund shall be paid from the assets of the fund. The administrator shall annually submit to the board of trustees, under such rules and regulations as the board of trustees may prescribe, a budget of the costs of administration of the fund for the fiscal year. The […]