Section 27-14-616 – Medical Commission; Hearing Panels; Creation; Membership; Duties; Rulemaking.
27-14-616. Medical commission; hearing panels; creation; membership; duties; rulemaking. (a) The medical commission is created to consist of eleven (11) health care providers appointed by the governor as follows: (i) Seven (7) licensed physicians appointed from a list of not less than fourteen (14) nominees submitted by the Wyoming Medical Society; (ii) Four (4) health […]
Section 27-14-615 – Appointment of Attorneys for Court Proceedings; Fees.
27-14-615. Appointment of attorneys for court proceedings; fees. The district court may appoint an attorney to represent the employee during proceedings in the district court and appeal to the supreme court. The district court may allow the attorney a reasonable fee for his services at the conclusion of the proceedings in district court and the […]
Section 27-14-611 – Administrative Determination for Compensation; Copies to Employer and Auditor; Warrants for Payment.
27-14-611. Administrative determination for compensation; copies to employer and auditor; warrants for payment. Any administrative determination for compensation to an injured employee or his dependents shall be transmitted by the division to the employer. The division shall transmit a certified copy to the state auditor for filing. The certified copy is direction to the state […]
Section 27-14-612 – Appeal by Employee; Costs.
27-14-612. Appeal by employee; costs. If an appeal to the district court is prosecuted on behalf of the employee, the employee or attorney representing the employee shall order a record of the proceedings at the hearing to be supplied by the hearing examiner without cost to the employee. An electronic recording of the proceedings may […]
Section 27-14-613 – Appeal by Employer; Stay of Award.
27-14-613. Appeal by employer; stay of award. If an appeal is prosecuted on behalf of the employer, the record of the proceedings at the original hearing shall be supplied without cost to the employer. An electronic recording of the proceedings may serve as the official transcript but upon appeal, the district court may request a […]
Section 27-14-614 – Direct Appeal by Director From Any Order; Stay of Execution; Costs.
27-14-614. Direct appeal by director from any order; stay of execution; costs. The director may appeal to the district court from any order or judgment of the hearing examiner awarding compensation or declining to award compensation although he was not a party to the proceedings before the hearing examiner, without the necessity of presenting any […]
Section 27-14-606 – Determination and Awards Are Administrative Determination as to All Parties; Notice and Hearing Requirements.
27-14-606. Determination and awards are administrative determination as to all parties; notice and hearing requirements. Each determination or award within the meaning of this act is an administrative determination of the rights of the employer, the employee and the disposition of money within the worker’s compensation account as to all matters involved. No determination shall […]
Section 27-14-607 – Rights of Director to Defend Against Claim; No Waiver.
27-14-607. Rights of director to defend against claim; no waiver. The director or his designee may for any reason appear before the hearing examiner or in the district court and defend against any claim and shall in all respects have the same rights of defense as the employer. Failure to contest a claim does not […]
Section 27-14-608 – Attorney Fees; Penalty for Violation.
27-14-608. Attorney fees; penalty for violation. (a) If the hearing examiner under W.S. 27-14-602(d) or the district court or supreme court under W.S. 27-14-615 set a fee for any person for representing a claimant under this act excluding a health care provider, the person shall not receive any additional fee from the claimant. (b) Any […]
Section 27-14-609 – Periodic Review of Temporary Total Award; Physical Examination After Temporary Total Award; Purpose; Report to Division.
27-14-609. Periodic review of temporary total award; physical examination after temporary total award; purpose; report to division. (a) The division shall review every award for temporary total disability under W.S. 27-14-404 at least once every six (6) months. Upon request by the employer or division, an employee awarded compensation for temporary total disability shall submit […]