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RI Gen L § 28-32-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-32 - Workers' Compensation - Report of Injuries|Section 28-32-1 - Reports required from employers.

§ 28-32-1. Reports required from employers.(a) Every employer who is or becomes subject to the provisions of chapters 29 — 38 of this title shall report to the director, in writing or in any other manner specified by the director, every personal injury sustained by an employee arising out of and in the course of his or her employment connected and referable to the employment, if that injury proves fatal or incapacitates the employee from earning full wages for a period of at least three (3) days, or requires medical treatment regardless of the period of incapacity.(b) If the injury is immediately fatal, the report shall be made within forty-eight (48) hours after it occurs; if it proves fatal later, the report shall be made within forty-eight (48) hours after death occurs and comes to the knowledge of the employer; if the injury is not fatal, the report shall be made within ten (10) days after the injury, or if the incapacity is due to an occupational disease then within ten (10) days after the incapacity shall come to the knowledge of the employer.(c) (1) The director may by rule, regulation, or order provide for additional interim reports, and at the termination of the period of incapacity, regardless of its duration, a supplementary report, in writing, or as otherwise specified by the director.(2) Blanks to be supplied by the director shall be expanded to include an explanation, at least to the extent possible, of the cause of the injury, and the duplicate copy shall be made available to the department for data collection.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 6, § 1; P.L. 1915, ch. 1268, § 1; P.L. 1921, ch. 2095, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 6, § 1; P.L. 1936, ch. 2290, § 17; P.L. 1936, ch. 2358, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 6, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2282, § 5; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-32-1; P.L. 1982, ch. 32, art. 1, § 3; P.L. 1985, ch. 365, § 5; P.L. 1986, ch. 507, § 6; P.L. 2000, ch. 491, § 3.
RI Gen L § 28-32-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-32 - Workers' Compensation - Report of Injuries|Section 28-32-2 - Penalty for failure to report.

§ 28-32-2. Penalty for failure to report.(a) Any employer who refuses or neglects to make the reports required by the provisions of § 28-32-1 may be assessed a penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) by the director for each refusal or neglect to make a report.(b) The workers' compensation court shall have jurisdiction to enforce compliance with any order of the director made pursuant to this section. The director, in his or her discretion, may bring a civil action to collect all penalties assessed.(c) All penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the general fund.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 6, § 2; P.L. 1915, ch. 1268, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 6, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 6, § 2; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-32-2; P.L. 1988, ch. 229, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 256, § 3; P.L. 2001, ch. 355, § 3; P.L. 2014, ch. 78, § 4; P.L. 2014, ch. 87, § 4.
RI Gen L § 28-32-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-32 - Workers' Compensation - Report of Injuries|Section 28-32-3 - Other reports not required.

§ 28-32-3. Other reports not required.No report of injuries to employees other than those required by chapters 29 — 38 of this title shall be required by any other department or office of the state from employers to whom the provisions of those chapters apply.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 6, § 3; P.L. 1915, ch. 1268, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 6, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 6, § 3; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-32-3; P.L. 1985, ch. 365, § 5; P.L. 1992, ch. 73, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-32-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-32 - Workers' Compensation - Report of Injuries|Section 28-32-4 - Use of reports as evidence.

§ 28-32-4. Use of reports as evidence.No report required by chapters 29 — 38 of this title shall be admitted in evidence or referred to at the trial of any action or in any judicial or administrative proceedings, except in prosecutions for the violation of those chapters.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 6, § 4; P.L. 1915, ch. 1268, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 6, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 6, § 4; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-32-4.
RI Gen L § 28-32-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-32 - Workers' Compensation - Report of Injuries|Section 28-32-5 - Disclosure and use of contents of reports.

§ 28-32-5. Disclosure and use of contents of reports.(a) No report, or part of a copy of a report, shall be open to the public, or shall any of its contents be disclosed in any manner, or be permitted to become known, by any officer or employee of the state or other person having access to it, but the reports shall be used for state investigation, including investigations by the workers' compensation fraud unit pursuant to section 42-16.1-12, and statistics only, and those statistics shall in no way disclose the identity of the employer making the report.(b) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense, and if the offender is an officer or employee of the state, he or she shall be dismissed from the office and shall be subsequently ineligible to hold an office under the state for a period of one year.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 6, § 5; P.L. 1915, ch. 1268, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 6, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 6, § 5; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-32-5; P.L. 2000, ch. 491, § 3.
RI Gen L § 28-32-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-32 - Workers' Compensation - Report of Injuries|Section 28-32-6 - Information as to provisions of law.

§ 28-32-6. Information as to provisions of law.Insofar as is not inconsistent with other provisions of chapters 29 — 38 of this title, the director shall have general supervision of the operation of those chapters, and from time to time he or she may furnish employers and employees with the information relative to those chapters as may assist them in an understanding of their rights and obligations under those chapters.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 6, § 6; P.L. 1915, ch. 1268, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 6, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 6, § 6; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-32-6; P.L. 1985, ch. 365, § 5.
RI Gen L § 28-33-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-33 - Workers' Compensation - Benefits|Section 28-33-1 - Employees entitled to compensation.

§ 28-33-1. Employees entitled to compensation.If an employee who has not given notice of his claim of common law rights of action, or who has given the notice and has waived the common law rights, as provided in § 28-29-19, receives a personal injury arising out of and in the course of his or her employment, connected and referable to the employment, he or she shall be paid compensation, as hereinafter provided, by an employer subject to or who has elected to become subject to the provisions of chapters 29 — 38 of this title.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 2, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 2, § 1; P.L. 1936, ch. 2290, § 3; P.L. 1936, ch. 2358, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2282, § 2; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-33-1; P.L. 1986, ch. 507, § 7.
RI Gen L § 28-33-1.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-33 - Workers' Compensation - Benefits|Section 28-33-1.1 - Repealed.

§ 28-33-1.1. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 365, § 3; P.L. 1986, ch. 1, § 4; P.L. 1986, ch. 507, § 7; P.L. 1987, ch. 419, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 480, § 13; Repealed by P.L. 1990, ch. 332, art. 1, § 10, effective July 11, 1990.
RI Gen L § 28-33-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-33 - Workers' Compensation - Benefits|Section 28-33-2 - Injuries occasioned by willful intent or intoxication.

§ 28-33-2. Injuries occasioned by willful intent or intoxication.No compensation shall be allowed for the injury or death of an employee occasioned by his or her willful intention to bring about the injury or death of himself or herself or another, where it is proved that his or her injury or death was occasioned by that conduct, or that the injury or death resulted from his or her intoxication or unlawful use of controlled substances as defined in chapter 28 of title 21.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 2, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 2, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2, § 2; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-33-2; P.L. 1982, ch. 32, art. 1, § 6.
RI Gen L § 28-33-2.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-33 - Workers' Compensation - Benefits|Section 28-33-2.1 - Injuries occasioned by employer sponsored, non-work related activities.

§ 28-33-2.1. Injuries occasioned by employer sponsored, non-work related activities.No compensation shall be allowed for the injury or death of an employee occasioned by or during his or her voluntary participation in employer sponsored social or non-professional athletic activity; provided, that the foregoing provision shall not bar the right of an employee to recover against an employer for tortious misconduct.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 142, art. 5, § 6; P.L. 1984 (s.s.), ch. 450, § 3.
RI Gen L § 28-33-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-33 - Workers' Compensation - Benefits|Section 28-33-3 - Repealed.

§ 28-33-3. [Repealed.]
RI Gen L § 28-33-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-33 - Workers' Compensation - Benefits|Section 28-33-4 - Commencement of compensation.

§ 28-33-4. Commencement of compensation.No indemnity compensation shall be paid under chapters 29 — 38 of this title for any injury which does not incapacitate the employee for a period of at least three (3) days from earning full wages, but, if the incapacity extends beyond the period of three (3) days, compensation shall begin on the fourth day from the date of injury, the first two hundred fifty dollars ($250) of indemnity compensation following the three (3) day period, and the first two hundred fifty dollars ($250) of medical expense for any compensable injury shall, at the discretion of the carrier, be a deductible charged to any employer insured in the residual market, which deductible the insurance carrier shall promptly charge back to the employer. Non-payment by the employer may be grounds for cancellation of the employer's workers' compensation insurance policy.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 2, § 4; P.L. 1917, ch. 1534, § 2; P.L. 1921, ch. 2095, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 2, § 4; P.L. 1936, ch. 2290, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2, § 4; P.L. 1941, ch. 1055, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-33-4; P.L. 1992, ch. 31, § 5; P.L. 1994, ch. 101, § 4; P.L. 1994, ch. 401, § 5.
RI Gen L § 28-33-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-33 - Workers' Compensation - Benefits|Section 28-33-5 - Medical services provided by employer.

§ 28-33-5. Medical services provided by employer.The employer shall, subject to the choice of the employee as provided in § 28-33-8, promptly provide for an injured employee any reasonable medical, surgical, dental, optical, or other attendance or treatment, nurse and hospital service, medicines, crutches, and apparatus for such period as is necessary, in order to cure, rehabilitate or relieve the employee from the effects of his injury; provided, that no fee for major surgery shall be paid unless permission for it is first obtained from the workers' compensation court, the employer, or the insurance carrier involved, except where compliance with it may prove fatal or detrimental to the employee. Irrespective of the date of injury, the liability of the employer for hospital service rendered under this section to the injured employee shall be the cost to the hospital of rendering the service at the time the service is rendered. The director, after consultations with representatives of hospitals, employers, and insurance companies, shall establish administrative procedures regarding the furnishing and filing of data and the time and method of billing and may accept as representing the costs for both routine and special services to patients, costs as computed for the federal Medicare program. Each hospital licensed under chapter 16 of title 23 which renders services to injured employees under the Workers' Compensation Act, chapters 29 — 38 of this title, shall submit and certify to the director, in accordance with requirements of the administrative procedures established by him or her, its costs for those services. The employer shall also provide all medical, optical, dental, and surgical appliances and apparatus required to cure or relieve the employee from the effects of the injury, including but not being limited to the following: ambulance and nursing service, eyeglasses, dentures, braces and supports, artificial limbs, crutches, and other similar appliances; provided, that the employer shall not be liable to pay for or provide hearing aids or other amplification devices.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 6, § 5; P.L. 1915, ch. 1268, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 6, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 6, § 5; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-32-5; P.L. 1985, ch. 365, § 6; P.L. 1986, ch. 507, § 7; P.L. 1990, ch. 332, art. 1, § 3; P.L. 2001, ch. 256, § 4; P.L. 2001, ch. 355, § 4; P.L. 2013, ch. 445, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 475, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-33-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-33 - Workers' Compensation - Benefits|Section 28-33-6 - Failure to provide or accept medical services.

§ 28-33-6. Failure to provide or accept medical services.In the case of the employer's neglect or refusal reasonably to do so, the employer shall be liable for the reasonable expense incurred by or on behalf of the employee in providing treatment, and the refusal of the employee to accept treatment reasonably required to lessen or terminate his or her incapacity shall bar the employee from receiving compensation during the period of refusal.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2, § 5; P.L. 1942, ch. 1226, § 1; P.L. 1947, ch. 1832, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; P.L. 1955, ch. 3540, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-33-6.
RI Gen L § 28-33-8.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-33 - Workers' Compensation - Benefits|Section 28-33-8.1 - Managed care programs.

§ 28-33-8.1. Managed care programs.Any employer or insurer may petition the director of labor and training and the director of business regulation for authority to provide health care, diagnosis, and treatment through any health plan, health maintenance organization, or managed care provider licensed in the state. The directors shall have discretion to approve or disapprove the petition, and approval of both directors shall be required to authorize the managed care program. Any such provider, including a nonprofit hospital service corporation or nonprofit medical service corporation, may provide, underwrite, or administer the provision of health care, diagnosis, or treatment arising under chapters 29 — 38 of this title, to the extent specified under the managed care program without incurring any liabilities or obligations under chapters 29 — 38 of this title not specified in the managed care program, and the provider shall not become subject to the regulation and the generally applicable liabilities and obligations of workers' compensation insurers.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 31, § 6; P.L. 1994, ch. 430, § 2.
RI Gen L § 28-33-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-33 - Workers' Compensation - Benefits|Section 28-33-9 - Order declaring employer liable for medical services.

§ 28-33-9. Order declaring employer liable for medical services.When an injury results in no incapacity or incapacity of three (3) days or less and a dispute arises between the employee and the employer or insurer as to the payment of medical expenses or other services provided under §§ 28-33-5, 28-33-7 and 28-33-8, the employee or the medical provider may file a petition with the workers' compensation court, which petition shall follow the procedure as outlined in chapter 35 of this title. In no event shall a petition be filed until twenty-one (21) days have elapsed since written demand for payment for the expense or service has been made on the employer or insurer.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2, § 5; P.L. 1941, ch. 1055, § 2; P.L. 1942, ch. 1226, § 1; P.L. 1947, ch. 1832, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-33-9; P.L. 1965, ch. 155, § 1; P.L. 1968, ch. 134, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 365, § 6; P.L. 1986, ch. 507, § 7; P.L. 1989, ch. 161, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 332, art. 1, § 3; P.L. 2014, ch. 78, § 5; P.L. 2014, ch. 87, § 5.
RI Gen L § 28-33-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-33 - Workers' Compensation - Benefits|Section 28-33-10 - "Dental, hospital, and medical services" defined.

§ 28-33-10. "Dental, hospital, and medical services" defined.(a) "Dental services" as used in §§ 28-33-5 — 28-33-9 includes services rendered in making, repairing, and replacing artificial teeth and dentures.(b) "Hospital services" as used in §§ 28-33-5 — 28-33-9 includes any and all services normally furnished by the hospital for the care of patients.(c) "Medical services" as used in §§ 28-33-5 — 28-33-9 includes palliative care services by a physician licensed by the state for twelve (12) visits, after reaching maximum medical improvement. Additional palliative care must be authorized by the insurer or self-insured employer. A request for additional palliative care must be submitted to the insurer or self-insured employer at least ten (10) working days prior to delivery of the services and shall include a treatment plan, including a time schedule of measurable objectives, a projected termination date of treatment, and an estimated total cost of services. The director shall promulgate rules governing a request for additional palliative care and review of any decision relating to it. Any disputes as to the definition of "palliative care" shall be resolved by the medical advisory board. These limitations on palliative care shall not apply to any conditions for which a contrary treatment protocol has been established by the medical advisory board.History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 2, § 5; P.L. 1937, ch. 2545, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2, § 5; P.L. 1941, ch. 1051, § 1; P.L. 1942, ch. 1226, § 1; P.L. 1947, ch. 1832, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-33-10; P.L. 1992, ch. 31, § 5; P.L. 1995, ch. 44, § 2.
RI Gen L § 28-33-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-33 - Workers' Compensation - Benefits|Section 28-33-11 - Notice of hearings - Time of decision.

§ 28-33-11. Notice of hearings — Time of decision.No hearing shall be held by the workers' compensation court or any judge of that court under §§ 28-33-5 — 28-33-10 unless written notice of the hearing is sent to the employer and employee five (5) days before the time of the hearing. The decision shall be rendered within seventy-two (72) hours after the hearing, unless the parties agree otherwise.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2, § 5; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-33-11; P.L. 1985, ch. 365, § 6; P.L. 1990, ch. 332, art. 1, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 445, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 475, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-33-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-33 - Workers' Compensation - Benefits|Section 28-33-13 - Persons presumed wholly dependent.

§ 28-33-13. Persons presumed wholly dependent.The following persons shall be conclusively presumed to be wholly dependent for support upon a deceased employee:(1) A wife upon a husband with whom she lives, or from whom she was living apart for a justifiable cause, or because he had deserted her, or upon whom she is dependent at the time of his death. The findings of the workers' compensation court upon the questions of justifiable cause and desertion shall be final for the purposes of this chapter.(2) A husband upon a wife with whom he lives or upon whom he is dependent at the time of her death.(3) A child or children, including adopted and stepchildren, under the age of eighteen (18) years, or over that age but physically or mentally incapacitated from earning, upon the parent with whom he or she is or they are living or upon whom he or she is or they are dependent at the time of the death of that parent, there being no surviving dependent parent. In case there is more than one child who is dependent, the compensation hereunder shall be equally divided among them.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 2, § 7; P.L. 1917, ch. 1534, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 2, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2, § 7; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-33-13.
RI Gen L § 28-33-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-33 - Workers' Compensation - Benefits|Section 28-33-14 - Determination of dependency - Division of payments among dependents.

§ 28-33-14. Determination of dependency — Division of payments among dependents.In all other cases except those provided in § 28-33-13, questions of entire or partial dependency shall be determined in accordance with the facts as they may have been at the time of the injury. In these other cases, if there is more than one person wholly dependent, the compensation shall be equally divided among them, and persons partly dependent, if any, shall receive no part of it during the period in which compensation is paid to persons wholly dependent. If there is no one wholly dependent and more than one person partly dependent, the compensation shall be divided among them according to the relative extent of their dependency.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 2, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 2, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2, § 7; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-33-14.
RI Gen L § 28-33-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-33 - Workers' Compensation - Benefits|Section 28-33-15 - Relationship and dependency required.

§ 28-33-15. Relationship and dependency required.No person shall be considered a dependent unless he or she is a member of the employee's family or next of kin, wholly or partly dependent upon the wages, earnings, or salary of the employee for support at the time of the injury If there is no person as provided in this section, then the parents of any employee who has not obtained his twenty-first (21st) birthday shall be considered a dependent, regardless of whether dependent on the wages, earnings, or salary of the employee, or not.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 2, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 2, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2, § 8; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-33-15; P.L. 1971, ch. 226, § 1.