§ 97-72 – Appointment of advisory medical committee; terms of office; duties and functions; salaries and expenses.
97-72. Appointment of advisory medical committee; terms of office; duties and functions; salaries and expenses. (a) There shall be an advisory medical committee consisting of three members, who shall be licensed physicians in good professional standing and peculiarly qualified in the diagnosis or treatment of occupational diseases. They shall be appointed by the Industrial Commission […]
§ 97-73 – Fees.
97-73. Fees. (a) Claims. – Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, the Industrial Commission may establish by rule a schedule of fees for examinations conducted, reports made, documents filed, and agreements reviewed under this Article. The fees shall be collected in accordance with rules adopted by the Industrial Commission. (b), (c) Repealed […]
§ 97-64 – General provisions of act to control as regards benefits.
97-64. General provisions of act to control as regards benefits. Except as herein otherwise provided, in case of disablement or death from silicosis and/or asbestosis, compensation shall be payable in accordance with the provisions of the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act. (1935, c. 123; 1979, c. 714, s. 2.)
§ 97-65 – Reduction of rate where tuberculosis develops.
97-65. Reduction of rate where tuberculosis develops. In case of disablement or death due primarily from silicosis and/or asbestosis and complicated with tuberculosis of the lungs compensation shall be payable as hereinbefore provided, except that the rate of payments may be reduced one sixth. (1935, c. 123.)
§ 97-66 – Claim where benefits are discontinued.
97-66. Claim where benefits are discontinued. Where compensation payments have been made and discontinued, and further compensation is claimed, the claim for further compensation shall be made within two years after the last payment in all cases of occupational disease, provided, that claims for further compensation for asbestosis or silicosis shall be governed by the […]
§ 97-57 – Employer liable.
97-57. Employer liable. In any case 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, which was on the risk when the employee was so last exposed under such employer, shall be liable. […]
§ 97-58 – Time limit for filing claims.
97-58. Time limit for filing claims. (a) Repealed by Session Laws 1987, c. 729, s. 13. (b) The report and notice to the employer as required by G.S. 97-22 shall apply in all cases of occupational disease except in case of asbestosis, silicosis, or lead poisoning. The time of notice of an occupational disease shall […]
§ 97-59 – Employer to pay for treatment.
97-59. Employer to pay for treatment. Medical compensation shall be paid by the employer in cases in which awards are made for disability or damage to organs as a result of an occupational disease after bills for same have been approved by the Industrial Commission. In case of a controversy arising between the employer and […]
§ 97-61 – Rewritten as §§ .1 to .7.
97-61. Rewritten as 97-61.1 to 97-61.7.
§ 97-61.1 – First examination of and report on employee having asbestosis or silicosis.
97-61.1. First examination of and report on employee having asbestosis or silicosis. When the Industrial Commission is advised by an employer or employee that an employee has or allegedly has asbestosis or silicosis, the employee, when ordered by the Industrial Commission, shall submit to X rays and a physical examination by the advisory medical committee […]