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CT Gen Stat § 31-290d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 568 - Workers' Compensation Act|Section 31-290d - Workers' compensation fraud unit.

 (a) There shall be a workers' compensation fraud unit within the office of the Chief State's Attorney in the Division of Criminal Justice. The unit, under the supervision of the Chief State's Attorney, may, upon receipt of a complaint, at the request of the chairman of the Workers' Compensation Commission or on its own initiative, investigate cases of alleged fraud involving any claim for benefits, any receipt or payment of benefits, or the insurance or self-insurance of liability under sections 31-275 to 31-355a, inclusive. Upon conclusion of the investigation, the Chief State's Attorney shall take appropriate action to enforce the laws of this state.(b) The workers' compensation fraud unit shall submit a quarterly report detailing its activities to the chairman and the Advisory Board of the Workers' Compensation Commission and to the Insurance Commissioner.(c) The cost of the workers' compensation fraud unit shall be appropriated by the General Assembly as an expense of the Workers' Compensation Commission and shall be paid from the Workers' Compensation Administration Fund established under section 31-344a. The unit shall not engage in nor be assigned any duties or responsibilities other than those authorized by or necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.(P.A. 92-173; P.A. 00-211, S. 2.)History: P.A. 00-211 amended Subsec. (b) to require quarterly reports to be submitted to the Insurance Commissioner.No indication that legislature intended statutes authorizing penalties for workers' compensation fraud to encompass sanctions against employees for misrepresentations on employment applications. 244 C. 781.
CT Gen Stat § 31-291a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 568 - Workers' Compensation Act|Section 31-291a - Method of computing workers' compensation premiums for construction contractors.

 On or before July 1, 1996, the rating organization licensed pursuant to section 38a-672 shall file with the Insurance Commissioner a method of computing workers' compensation premiums which does not discriminate against or penalize employers in the construction industry solely because they pay higher wages than other employers to workers in the same job classification. Such method shall grant premium credits to construction contractors (1) who have workers' compensation insurance policies in which at least fifty per cent of the premium is attributable to construction classifications and (2) whose experience modification is unity or less as of July 1, 1996. Such credits shall apply to workers' compensation insurance policies issued or renewed on or after July 1, 1996.(P.A. 95-262, S. 1, 3.)History: P.A. 95-262 effective July 6, 1995.
CT Gen Stat § 31-291b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 568 - Workers' Compensation Act|Section 31-291b - Method of computing workers' compensation premiums for volunteer staff of municipality or volunteer ambulance service.

 On or before October 1, 2009, the rating organization licensed pursuant to section 38a-672 shall file with the Insurance Commissioner a method of calculating workers' compensation premiums for volunteer staff which does not base such premium calculation primarily on the number of ambulances owned by the municipality or volunteer ambulance service. Such method shall be based primarily on ambulance usage and shall apply to workers' compensation insurance policies issued or renewed on or after October 1, 2009. Ambulance usage shall be determined by the estimated number of calls responded to annually. For purposes of this section, “municipality or volunteer ambulance service” means a volunteer organization or municipality licensed by the Commissioner of Public Health to transport patients.(P.A. 09-88, S. 1.)History: P.A. 09-88 effective June 2, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 31-292 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 568 - Workers' Compensation Act|Section 31-292 - Liability of employer for worker lent to or employed by another.

 When the services of a worker are temporarily lent or let on hire to another person by the person with whom the worker has entered into a contract of service, the latter shall, for the purposes of this chapter, be deemed to continue to be the employer of such worker while he is so lent or hired by another.(1949 Rev., S. 7424; 1958 Rev., S. 31-155; 1961, P.A. 491, S. 14; P.A. 79-376, S. 42.)History: 1961 act entirely replaced previous provisions; P.A. 79-376 substituted “worker” for “workmen”.Loaned employee when loanee had right of control. 114 C. 143. Employee of contractor collecting rubbish for city is not loaned employee. Id., 546. Construction of section. 121 C. 640.Section is meant to address an employer's liability for workers' compensation coverage in instances where the employee may not be working for the employer at the time of injury. 147 CA 380.Cited. 22 CS 163.
CT Gen Stat § 31-294 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 568 - Workers' Compensation Act|Section 31-294 - Notice of injury and of claim for compensation.

 Section 31-294 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 7426, 7442; 1953, 1955, S. 3041d; 1958, S. 31-157, 31-168; 1959, P.A. 387; 580, S. 8; 1961, P.A. 491, S. 16; 1963, P.A. 642, S. 36; 1967, P.A. 842, S. 3; 1969, P.A. 692; P.A. 80-124, S. 5; P.A. 81-472, S. 67, 159; P.A. 82-472, S. 108, 183; P.A. 85-133, S. 2; 85-184, S. 1; P.A. 87-160, S. 1; P.A. 88-357, S. 19; P.A. 89-371, S. 22; P.A. 90-116, S. 5; P.A. 91-32, S. 40, 41.)
CT Gen Stat § 31-294a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 568 - Workers' Compensation Act|Section 31-294a - Eligibility for podiatric care.

 Any recipient of benefits under the Workers' Compensation Act shall be eligible to receive the services of a podiatrist to the same extent that such person is eligible to receive the services of a practicing physician, surgeon or dentist.(1969, P.A. 556, S. 4; P.A. 79-376, S. 43.)History: P.A. 79-376 replaced “workmen's compensation” with “workers' compensation”.Cited. 228 C. 1.
CT Gen Stat § 31-294b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 568 - Workers' Compensation Act|Section 31-294b - Report of injury to employer. Notice of claim form provided by commission.

 (a) Any employee who has sustained an injury in the course of his employment shall immediately report the injury to his employer, or some person representing his employer. If the employee fails to report the injury immediately, the commissioner may reduce the award of compensation proportionately to any prejudice that he finds the employer has sustained by reason of the failure, provided the burden of proof with respect to such prejudice shall rest upon the employer.(b) Once the first report of injury has been submitted to the Workers' Compensation Commission, pursuant to section 31-294c, by the employer, the employer's insurance carrier or the employer's representative, the Workers' Compensation Commission shall provide to the injured employee, not later than five business days after receipt of such notice, a copy of Form 30C, Notice of Claim for Compensation, or any successor form prepared by the Workers' Compensation Commission to help injured employees comply with the notice requirements of section 31-294c. The Workers' Compensation Commission shall provide such form to the injured employee in person or by mail sent to such employee's current address on file with the employer.(P.A. 91-32, S. 10, 41; P.A. 08-3, S. 1.)History: P.A. 08-3 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re Workers' Compensation Commission providing Form 30C or successor form to employee following filing of first report of injury.Cited. 228 C. 1; 237 C. 1.Employer's first report of injury form and an attorney's letter taken together meet statutory requirement of written notice of claim. 52 CA 194.
CT Gen Stat § 31-294e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 568 - Workers' Compensation Act|Section 31-294e - Employee's option to obtain medical care at employee's expense. Refusal of employee to accept or obtain reasonable medical care.

 (a) At his option, the injured employee may refuse the medical and surgical aid or hospital and nursing service provided by his employer and obtain the same at his own expense.(b) If it appears to the commissioner that an injured employee has refused to accept and failed to obtain reasonable medical and surgical aid or hospital and nursing service, all rights of compensation under the provisions of this chapter shall be suspended during such refusal and failure.(P.A. 91-32, S. 13, 41.)Cited. 228 C. 1.
CT Gen Stat § 31-294g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 568 - Workers' Compensation Act|Section 31-294g - State employee notice of claim for compensation.

 Whenever the Commissioner of Administrative Services receives a notice of claim for compensation from an employee of the state pursuant to subsection (a) of section 31-294c, the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall send a copy of the notice of claim to the chief executive officer of the state agency, department, board, institution or commission in which the employee works.(P.A. 91-339, S. 15, 55.)Cited. 228 C. 1.
CT Gen Stat § 31-294h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 568 - Workers' Compensation Act|Section 31-294h - Benefits for police officer suffering mental or emotional impairment arising from use of deadly force or subjection to deadly force in line of duty.

 Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, workers' compensation benefits for any police officer, as described in subparagraph (B)(ii)(II) of subdivision (16) of section 31-275, who suffers a mental or emotional impairment arising from such police officer's use of deadly force or subjection to deadly force in the line of duty, shall be limited to treatment by a psychologist or a psychiatrist who is on the approved list of practicing physicians established by the chairperson of the Workers' Compensation Commission pursuant to section 31-280.(P.A. 05-208, S. 5; P.A. 12-126, S. 2; P.A. 19-17, S. 3.)History: P.A. 12-126 designated existing provision re police officer as Subdiv. (1) and added Subdiv. (2) re firefighter, effective June 15, 2012, and applicable to any claim filed after that date; P.A. 19-17 replaced “defined in subparagraph (B)(ii)” with “described in subparagraph (B)(ii)(II)”, deleted Subdiv. (2) re firefighter who suffers mental or emotional impairment diagnosed as post-traumatic stress disorder”, deleted Subdiv. (1) designator, and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2019.
CT Gen Stat § 31-294i (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 568 - Workers' Compensation Act|Section 31-294i - Municipal firefighters and police officers. Employer presumption of liability for cardiac emergencies.

 For the purpose of adjudication of claims for payment of benefits under the provisions of this chapter to a uniformed member of a paid municipal fire department or a regular member of a paid municipal police department or constable who began such employment on or after July 1, 1996, any condition or impairment of health caused by a cardiac emergency occurring to such member on or after July 1, 2009, while such member is in training for or engaged in fire duty at the site of an accident or fire, or other public safety operation within the scope of such member's employment for such member's municipal employer that results in death or temporary or permanent total or partial disability, shall be presumed to have been suffered in the line of duty and within the scope of such member's employment, unless the contrary is shown by a preponderance of the evidence, provided such member successfully passed a physical examination on entry into service conducted by a licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse designated by such department which examination failed to reveal any evidence of such condition. For the purposes of this section, “cardiac emergency” means cardiac arrest or myocardial infarction, and “constable” means any municipal law enforcement officer who is authorized to make arrests and has completed Police Officer Standards and Training Council certification pursuant to section 7-294a.(P.A. 08-61, S. 1; P.A. 19-98, S. 5.)History: P.A. 08-61 effective July 1, 2009; P.A. 19-98 added “or advanced practice registered nurse”.
CT Gen Stat § 31-294j (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 568 - Workers' Compensation Act|Section 31-294j - Eligibility of municipal firefighters, police officers, constables and volunteer ambulance service members re benefits for diseases arising out of and in the course of employment.

 For the purpose of adjudication of claims for payment of benefits under the provisions of this chapter, a uniformed member of a paid municipal or volunteer fire department, a regular member of a paid municipal police department, a constable, as defined in section 31-294i, or a member of a volunteer ambulance service shall be eligible for such benefits for any disease arising out of and in the course of employment, including, but not limited to, hepatitis, meningococcal meningitis, tuberculosis, Kahler's Disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and prostate or testicular cancer that results in death or temporary or permanent total or partial disability.(P.A. 10-37, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 10-1, S. 55.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 10-1 made technical changes.
CT Gen Stat § 31-296a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 568 - Workers' Compensation Act|Section 31-296a - Discontinuance or reduction of payments under oral agreements.

 No employer shall discontinue or reduce payment on account of total or partial incapacity under any oral agreement or in any case where the employer's acceptance of compensability has been conclusively presumed under subsection (b) of section 31-294c because of failure to file a timely notice contesting liability, if it is claimed by or on behalf of the injured person that his incapacity still continues, unless such employer notifies the commissioner and the employee of the proposed discontinuance or reduction in the manner prescribed in section 31-296 and the commissioner specifically approves such discontinuance or reduction in writing.(1971, P.A. 510, S. 2; 1972, P.A. 43; P.A. 88-106, S. 2; P.A. 92-31, S. 3, 7.)History: 1972 act prohibited discontinuing payments “in any case where the employer's acceptance of compensability has been conclusively presumed ... because of failure to file a timely notice contesting liability”; P.A. 88-106 added the provisions regarding the reduction of benefits; P.A. 92-31 made a technical change.Cited. 28 CA 113.
CT Gen Stat § 31-297a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 568 - Workers' Compensation Act|Section 31-297a - Informal hearings.

 In any informal hearing held by the commissioner or chairman of the Workers' Compensation Commission in regard to compensation under the provisions of this chapter, any recommendations made by the commissioner or chairman at the informal hearing shall be reduced to writing and, if the parties accept such recommendations, the recommendations shall be as binding upon both parties as an award by the commissioner or chairman. The commissioner or chairman shall not postpone any such informal hearing if one party fails to attend unless both parties agree to the postponement.(P.A. 91-339, S. 17, 55; P.A. 93-228, S. 10, 35.)History: P.A. 93-228 authorized chairman of workers' compensation commission to preside over informal hearings, effective July 1, 1993.Cited. 42 CA 147.
CT Gen Stat § 31-298a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 568 - Workers' Compensation Act|Section 31-298a - Use of medical panel. Duties of commissioner and panel. Appeal. Regulations.

 (a) A medical panel shall be established for use in solving controverted medical issues in claims for workers' compensation due to occupational lung disease. The American College of Chest Physicians shall submit to the chairman of the Workers' Compensation Commission by October 10, 1981, and annually thereafter a list of five to ten physicians who are expert in the diagnosis, care and treatment of occupational lung disease for membership in the panel. In the event that no such list is submitted, the chairman shall appoint to the panel five to ten licensed physicians who are expert in the diagnosis, care and treatment of such diseases.(b) In each occupational lung disease claim for workers' compensation where there are controverted medical issues, the commissioner hearing the case may choose three members of the medical panel for assistance in the case. The commissioner shall submit, at his discretion and within thirty days after choosing said panel, interrogatories concerning the controverted medical issues to such three-member panel, along with whatever evidence and materials the commissioner deems necessary for their consideration. The three-member panel may examine the employee, who shall submit to any examination such panel may require. Within sixty days of the submission of such interrogatories to it, the three-member panel shall file with the commissioner its answers, report and findings on all such medical issues, along with any records generated from its work in the case. The answers to the interrogatories and the contents of the report shall be determined by majority vote of the three panel members.(c) The answers to the interrogatories, report, findings and records of the three-member panel shall become part of the record of the hearing before the commissioner. In making his decision in such a case, the commissioner shall conform his decision or award to the findings of such panel as to medical issues. Either party may appeal the decision of the commissioner to the Compensation Review Board according to the provisions of section 31-301.(d) The chairman of the Workers' Compensation Commission shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to establish a fee schedule for the payment of medical panel members. Sufficient funding for the payment of such fees shall be supplied from the administrative costs fund, as provided in section 31-345.(P.A. 81-392, S. 1–4; P.A. 91-339, S. 18, 55.)History: P.A. 91-339 changed “compensation review division” to “compensation review board” in Subsec. (c) and changed “workers' compensation commissioners” to “the chairman of the workers' compensation commission” in Subsec. (d).
CT Gen Stat § 31-299 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 568 - Workers' Compensation Act|Section 31-299 - Prior statements of parties as evidence at hearings before commissioners.

 At any hearing before a compensation commissioner no written statement, and no oral statement taken by means of tape recorder or any mechanical, electrical or electronic device, concerning the facts out of which the claim arose or affecting such claim, given by either party to the other, or to his agent, attorney or insurer, shall be admissible in evidence unless a copy of the written statement or a transcript of the oral statement, as the case may be, is retained by the party giving such statement or delivered to him at the time such statement was given or within thirty days thereafter. In the case of an oral statement taken by means of tape recorder or other mechanical, electrical or electronic device, the person recording such oral statement shall prepare a full and complete transcript thereof and submit it to the person giving such statement for signature and such transcript must be signed by the employee before such statement may be used at any such hearing.(1949 Rev., S. 7448; 1958 Rev., S. 31-175; 1961, P.A. 491, S. 21; 1967, P.A. 842, S. 9.)History: 1961 act entirely replaced previous provisions; 1967 act added provisions re oral statements at hearings.Cited. 159 C. 302.
CT Gen Stat § 31-299a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 568 - Workers' Compensation Act|Section 31-299a - Payments under group medical policy not defense to claim for benefits. Health insurer's duty to pay. Lien.

 (a) Where an employer contests the compensability of an employee's claim for compensation, proof of payment made under a group health, medical or hospitalization plan or policy shall not be a defense to a claim for compensation under this chapter.(b) Where an employer contests the compensability of an employee's claim for compensation, and the employee has also filed a claim for benefits or services under the employer's group health, medical, disability or hospitalization plan or policy, the employer's health insurer may not delay or deny payment of benefits due to the employee under the terms of the plan or policy by claiming that treatment for the employee's injury or disease is the responsibility of the employer's workers' compensation insurer. The health insurer may file a claim in its own right against the employer for the value of benefits paid by the insurer within two years from payment of the benefits. The health insurer shall not have a lien on the proceeds of any award or approval of any compromise made by the commissioner pursuant to the employee's compensation claim, in accordance with the provisions of section 38a-470, unless the health insurer actually paid benefits to or on behalf of the employee.(1967, P.A. 842, S. 29; P.A. 84-139, S. 1, 2; P.A. 91-32, S. 18, 41; P.A. 93-228, S. 12, 35.)History: P.A. 84-139 added Subsec. (b), providing that an employer's health insurer may not deny benefits to an otherwise eligible employee because that employee has filed a workers' compensation claim which has been contested; P.A. 91-32 made technical changes; P.A. 93-228 amended Subsec. (b) to allow a health insurer to recover from an employer the value of benefits paid to or on behalf of an employee for an injury compensable under this chapter and to prohibit a health insurer who has not paid benefits to or on behalf of an injured employee from placing a lien on the employee's workers' compensation award, effective July 1, 1993.Cited. 219 C. 439.Cited. 22 CA 539; judgment reversed, see 219 C. 439.
CT Gen Stat § 31-301a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 568 - Workers' Compensation Act|Section 31-301a - Decision of Compensation Review Board.

 Any decision of the Compensation Review Board, in the absence of an appeal therefrom, shall become final after a period of twenty days has expired from the issuance of notice of the rendition of the judgment or decision.(P.A. 79-540, S. 4; P.A. 91-339, S. 21, 55.)History: P.A. 91-339 changed “compensation review division” to “compensation review board”.Awards become final if and when parties fail to appeal within applicable statutory time period and are not “pending matters” subject to modification based on subsequent changes in law. 244 C. 1.Cited. 28 CA 113.