Chapter 33
Workers’ Compensation — Benefits

Index of Sections

§ 28-33-1. Employees entitled to compensation.

§ 28-33-1.1. [Repealed.]

§ 28-33-2. Injuries occasioned by willful intent or intoxication.

§ 28-33-2.1. Injuries occasioned by employer-sponsored social or athletic activities.

§ 28-33-3. [Repealed.]

§ 28-33-4. Commencement of compensation.

§ 28-33-5. Medical services provided by employer.

§ 28-33-6. Failure to provide or accept medical services.

§ 28-33-7. Health service provider reimbursement.

§ 28-33-8. Employee’s choice of physician, dentist, or hospital — Payment of charges — Physician reporting schedule.

§ 28-33-8.1. Managed care programs.

§ 28-33-9. Order declaring employer liable for medical services.

§ 28-33-10. “Dental, hospital, and medical services” defined.

§ 28-33-11. Notice of hearings — Time of decision.

§ 28-33-12. Death benefits payable to dependents.

§ 28-33-13. Persons presumed wholly dependent.

§ 28-33-14. Determination of dependency — Division of payments among dependents.

§ 28-33-15. Relationship and dependency required.

§ 28-33-16. Burial expenses.

§ 28-33-17. Weekly compensation for total incapacity — Permanent total disability — Dependents’ allowances.

§ 28-33-17.1. Employees not entitled to compensation.

§ 28-33-17.2. Employee’s affirmative duty to report earnings — Penalties for failure to provide earnings report — Civil and criminal liability.

§ 28-33-17.3. Fraud and abuse.

§ 28-33-18. Weekly compensation for partial incapacity.

§ 28-33-18.1. Employees not entitled to compensation for total incapacity.

§ 28-33-18.2. Suitable alternative employment.

§ 28-33-18.3. Continuation of benefits — Partial incapacity.

§ 28-33-19. Additional compensation for specific injuries.

§ 28-33-20. Computation of earnings.

§ 28-33-20.1. Computation of earnings for recurrence — Burden of employee to establish recurrence.

§ 28-33-21. Savings or other insurance not to be considered.

§ 28-33-22. Minors employed in violation of law.

§ 28-33-23. Persons to whom compensation payable in event of death.

§ 28-33-24. Cessation of payments on death of employee.

§ 28-33-25. Settlement for lump sum or structured-type payment.

§ 28-33-25.1. Settlement of disputed cases.

§ 28-33-26. Waivers of compensation void.

§ 28-33-27. Immunity of claims from assignment or liability for debt.

§ 28-33-28. Priority of claim over debts of employer.

§ 28-33-29. Exercise of rights or privileges by guardian, conservator, or next friend.

§ 28-33-30. Time for notice of injury to employer.

§ 28-33-31. Contents of notice to employer.

§ 28-33-32. Manner of serving notice.

§ 28-33-33. Inaccuracies in notice — Want of notice as defense.

§ 28-33-34. Physical examination by employer’s physician — Report.

§ 28-33-34.1. Schedule of medical review.

§ 28-33-35. Appointment of impartial medical examiner.

§ 28-33-36. Payment of medical examiner’s fees.

§ 28-33-37. Examination by impartial examiner — Reports.

§ 28-33-38. Refusal to submit to examination.

§ 28-33-39. Transportation costs for medical examination.

§ 28-33-40. [Repealed.]

§ 28-33-41. Rehabilitation of injured persons.

§ 28-33-41.1. Review of rehabilitative program upon request or petition by employer.

§ 28-33-42. [Repealed.]

§ 28-33-43. Employer liability for property damage.

§ 28-33-44. Continuation of health insurance benefits.

§ 28-33-45. Coordination of benefits — Retirement benefits.

§ 28-33-46. Anniversary review.

§ 28-33-47. Reinstatement of injured worker.