Section 27-14-406 – Permanent Total Disability; Benefits.
27-14-406. Permanent total disability; benefits. (a) Subject to W.S. 27-14-602, upon certification by a physician licensed to practice surgery or medicine that an injury results in permanent total disability as defined under W.S. 27-14-102(a)(xvi), an injured employee shall receive for eighty (80) months a monthly payment as provided by W.S. 27-14-403(c) and dependent children shall […]
Section 27-14-407 – Forfeiture of Benefits Due to Unsanitary or Injurious Practice.
27-14-407. Forfeiture of benefits due to unsanitary or injurious practice. If an injured employee knowingly engages or persists in an unsanitary or injurious practice which tends to imperil or retard his recovery, or if he refuses to submit to medical or surgical treatment reasonably essential to promote his recovery, he forfeits all right to compensation […]
Section 27-14-408 – Vocational Rehabilitation; Application; Eligibility; Plan; Limitation; Modification, Suspension or Termination.
27-14-408. Vocational rehabilitation; application; eligibility; plan; limitation; modification, suspension or termination. (a) An injured employee may apply to the division to participate in a vocational rehabilitation program if: (i) An award has been made under W.S. 27-14-405(f) and (g) or it is reasonably expected, due to the nature and extent of the injury, that an […]
Section 27-14-501 – Report by Health Care Provider Accepting Cases; Report of Examination; Recertification; Bills; Filing of Claims.
27-14-501. Report by health care provider accepting cases; report of examination; recertification; bills; filing of claims. (a) Within thirty (30) days after accepting the case of an injured employee and within thirty (30) days after each examination or treatment, a health care provider or a hospital shall file without charge a written medical report with […]
Section 27-14-307 – Penalty for Failure to Post Bond.
27-14-307. Penalty for failure to post bond. The willful failure of any nonresident employer in a covered employment to give bond or other security required by this act constitutes a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or both.
Section 27-14-401 – Medical, Hospital and Ambulance Expenses; Review of Claim; Employer and Division Designated Providers; Contracts for Bill Review, Case Management and Related Programs; Air Ambulance Reimbursement.
27-14-401. Medical, hospital and ambulance expenses; review of claim; employer and division designated providers; contracts for bill review, case management and related programs; air ambulance reimbursement. (a) The expense of medical and hospital care of an injured employee shall be paid from the date of the compensable injury unless under general arrangement the employee is […]
Section 27-14-402 – Payment for Artificial Replacement.
27-14-402. Payment for artificial replacement. In addition to payment of medical and hospital care provided by this act, an injured employee may receive payment for essential and adequate artificial replacement of any part of the body which is amputated. If the injury requires artificial replacement an injured employee may receive payment for any adequate and […]
Section 27-14-403 – Awards Generally; Method of Payment.
27-14-403. Awards generally; method of payment. (a) In addition to payment of medical and hospital care and artificial replacement, an injured employee and his dependents may be entitled to one (1) or more awards for: (i) Temporary total disability or temporary light duty; (ii) Permanent partial impairment; (iii) Permanent partial disability or vocational rehabilitation as […]
Section 27-14-404 – Temporary Total Disability; Benefits; Determination of Eligibility; Exceptions for Volunteers or Prisoners; Period of Certification Limited; Temporary Light Duty Employment.
27-14-404. Temporary total disability; benefits; determination of eligibility; exceptions for volunteers or prisoners; period of certification limited; temporary light duty employment. (a) If after a compensable injury is sustained and as a result of the injury the employee is subject to temporary total disability as defined under W.S. 27-14-102(a)(xviii), the injured employee is entitled to […]
Section 27-14-302 – Required Reporting; Security Required for Certain Nonresident Employers.
27-14-302. Required reporting; security required for certain nonresident employers. (a) Nonresident employers before starting work, and from time to time after the work has been commenced, shall report to the director the nature and progress of the work, the location of the work and the number of employees engaged in and upon the work and […]