Section 176.161 — Alien Dependents.
176.161 ALIEN DEPENDENTS. Subdivision 1. Residing outside United States. In case a deceased employee for whose injury or death compensation is payable leaves surviving an alien dependent residing outside the United States the commissioner shall direct the payment of all compensation due the dependent to be made to the duly accredited consular officer of the […]
Section 176.165 — Lump-sum Payments.
176.165 LUMP-SUM PAYMENTS. The amounts of compensation payable periodically may be commuted to one or more lump-sum payments only by order of the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry, compensation judge, or Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals in cases upon appeal, and on such terms and conditions as the commissioner of the Department […]
Section 176.136 — Medical Fee Review.
176.136 MEDICAL FEE REVIEW. Subdivision 1. Schedule. (a) The commissioner shall by rule establish procedures for determining whether or not the charge for a health service is excessive. In order to accomplish this purpose, the commissioner shall consult with insurers, associations and organizations representing the medical and other providers of treatment services and other appropriate […]
Section 176.185 — Policy Of Insurance.
176.185 POLICY OF INSURANCE. Subdivision 1. Notice of coverage; notice to insured before policy cancellation, termination or nonrenewal. Within ten days after the issuance or renewal of a policy of insurance covering the liability to pay compensation under this chapter written by an insurer licensed to insure such liability in this state, the insurer shall […]
Section 176.186 — Records From Other State Agencies.
176.186 RECORDS FROM OTHER STATE AGENCIES. Notwithstanding any other state law to the contrary except chapter 270B, the commissioner may obtain from the Department of Employment and Economic Development, and Office of the Secretary of State, or any other state agency, upon request, names or lists of employers doing business in the state. This information […]
Section 176.191 — Dispute Between Two Or More Employers Or Insurers Regarding Liability.
176.191 DISPUTE BETWEEN TWO OR MORE EMPLOYERS OR INSURERS REGARDING LIABILITY. Subdivision 1. Order; employer, insurer, or special compensation fund payment. Where compensation benefits are payable under this chapter, and a dispute exists between two or more employers or two or more insurers or the special compensation fund as to which is liable for payment, […]
Section 176.192 — Bomb Disposal Unit Employees.
176.192 BOMB DISPOSAL UNIT EMPLOYEES. For purposes of this chapter, a member of a bomb disposal unit approved by the commissioner of public safety and employed by a municipality defined in section 466.01, is considered an employee of the Department of Public Safety solely for the purposes of this chapter when disposing of or neutralizing […]
Section 176.645 — Adjustment Of Benefits.
176.645 ADJUSTMENT OF BENEFITS. Subdivision 1. Amount. For injuries occurring after October 1, 1975, for which benefits are payable under section 176.101, subdivisions 1, 2 and 4, and section 176.111, subdivision 5, the total benefits due the employee or any dependents shall be adjusted in accordance with this section. On October 1, 1981, and thereafter […]
Section 176.651 — Severability.
176.651 SEVERABILITY. In case for any reason any paragraph or any provision of this chapter shall be questioned in any court of last resort, and shall be held by such court to be unconstitutional or invalid, the same shall not be held to affect any other paragraph or provision thereof. History: 1953 c 755 s […]
Section 176.66 — Occupational Diseases; How Regarded.
176.66 OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; HOW REGARDED. Subdivision 1. Disability, disablement. The disablement of an employee resulting from an occupational disease shall be regarded as a personal injury within the meaning of the workers’ compensation law. Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1973 c 643 s 12] Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1973 c 643 s 12] Subd. 4. [Repealed, 1973 c […]