§ 28-37-1. Establishment — Sources — Administration. (a) There is established in the department of labor and training a special account to be known as the workers’ compensation administrative account, an account within the general fund. This account, referred to as the “workers’ compensation administrative account,” shall consist of payments made to it as provided […]
§ 28-37-10. Dependents’ allowances to totally incapacitated persons. Whenever an injured employee suffering total incapacity ceases to receive payment under the Rhode Island temporary disability insurance act, chapters 39 — 41 of title 28, he or she shall receive compensation in addition to compensation for total incapacity, not exceeding five dollars ($5.00) per week for […]
§ 28-37-11. Parties to appeals involving fund. (a) In any appeal taken under chapters 29 — 38 of this title that involves the workers’ compensation administrative fund, the director shall be a necessary party. (b) In every case where payments are ordered made from the workers’ compensation administrative fund, the director shall receive a notice […]
§ 28-37-12. [Repealed.] History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2-A, § 8; P.L. 1943, ch. 1363, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-37-12; P.L. 1990, ch. 279, § 6; P.L. 1990, ch. 332, art. 3, § 6; P.L. 1991, ch. 206, § 7; Repealed by P.L. 2003, ch. 388, […]
§ 28-37-13. Payments into fund by insurers and employers. (a) For the privilege of writing or renewing workers’ compensation insurance or employer’s liability insurance in this state, every mutual association or stock company so authorized, to be referred to as “insurers,” and for the privilege of being authorized to make payments of workers’ compensation directly […]
§ 28-37-14. Computation of gross premiums. (a) Gross premiums shall include all premiums, premium deposits, and assessments on all policies, certificates, and renewals written during the preceding calendar year, covering workers’ compensation risks within the state or subject to the jurisdiction of this state, and on all policies subsequently canceled and reinsurance assumed, whether those […]
§ 28-37-15. Returns and payments by insurers. Every insurer shall, within sixty (60) days of notice, file with the director, in any form and containing any information that he or she may prescribe, a return under oath or affirmation signed by a duly authorized officer or agent of the insurer, and shall at the same […]
§ 28-37-16. Returns and payments by certified employers. Every certified employer shall, on or before May 15 of each year, except for the period ending June 30, 2000, when the return shall be due September 15, file with the director, in any form and containing any information that he or she may prescribe, a return […]
§ 28-37-17. Examination of returns — Hearings on amount due. As soon as practicable after the return is filed, the director shall examine it and determine the correct amount due and in case any error is disclosed by that examination he or she shall notify the insurer. The director shall then give the insurer not […]
§ 28-37-18. [Repealed.] History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2-A, § 28; P.L. 1951, ch. 2726, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-37-18; P.L. 1961, ch. 82, § 2; P.L. 1974, ch. 269, § 2; Repealed, effective September 1, 1982, by P.L. 1982, ch. 32, art. 1, § 17.
§ 28-37-19. Right of appeal. Any insurer or certified employer shall have the right to appeal from any determination or order made under § 28-37-13, § 28-37-16, § 28-37-17, or §§ 28-37-24 — 28-37-26. History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2-A, § 14; P.L. 1943, ch. 1363, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § […]
§ 28-37-2. Custodian — Orders for payments. The general treasurer shall be the custodian of the fund; and the state controller is authorized and empowered to draw orders upon the general treasurer upon the receipt of duly authenticated vouchers. The general treasurer shall give bond with corporate security conditioned on the faithful performance of his […]
§ 28-37-20. Course of appeals. Any appeal authorized under this chapter shall be made to the workers’ compensation court, and from the workers’ compensation court, to the supreme court in accordance with § 28-35-30. History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2-A, § 15; P.L. 1943, ch. 1363, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § […]
§ 28-37-21. Determination of amount due without return. If any certified employer or insurer fails to file a return within the time and as required in this chapter, the director shall determine the amount of payment due from any information that he or she may obtain. History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2-A, § […]
§ 28-37-22. Extension of time for filing of return. The director may grant a reasonable extension of time for filing any return required under this chapter. Whenever an extension of time is granted the insurer shall be required to pay, as part of any payment due, interest on the amount at the rate of one […]
§ 28-37-23. Interest on delinquent payments. If any payment required of any insurer or certified employer by this chapter is not made when due, the insurer or the certified employer shall be required to pay, as part of that payment, interest on it at the rate of one percent (1%) per month from the due […]
§ 28-37-24. Suspension of right to write insurance. (a) If the director or any appellate tribunal determines after a hearing that any insurer has failed to make any payment required by this chapter or has violated any of the provisions of this chapter, that insurer shall not write or renew workers’ compensation insurance or employer’s […]
§ 28-37-25. Suspension of certification of employer. If any certified employer violates any of the provisions of this chapter or any of the rules or regulations promulgated by the director of labor and training, the director of labor and training may suspend the privilege of that certified employer to make workers’ compensation payments directly to […]
§ 28-37-26. Penalty for false return. If any insurer or certified employer willfully delivers or causes to be delivered to the director any false or fraudulent return or information upon which the payment due under this chapter is based, the director shall add to the total payment due fifty per cent (50%) of the amount […]
§ 28-37-27. Collection and transmission of payments. The director shall collect all payments under this chapter under the rules and regulations that may be set forth by the director, and all payments shall immediately be transmitted by the director to the general treasurer. History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2-A, § 22; P.L. 1943, […]
