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NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-7.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-7.2 - Claim based on cardiovascular or cerebral vascular causes; preponderance of credible evidence of proof of cause by work effort

34:15-7.2. Claim based on cardiovascular or cerebral vascular causes; preponderance of credible evidence of proof of cause by work effort  In any claim for compensation for injury or death from cardiovascular or cerebral vascular causes, the claimant shall prove by a preponderance of the credible evidence that the injury or death was produced by the work effort or strain involving a substantial condition, event or happening in excess of the wear and tear of the claimant's daily living and in reasonable medical probability caused in a material degree the cardiovascular or cerebral vascular injury or death resulting therefrom. Material degree means an appreciable degree or a degree substantially greater than de minimis. L.1979, c. 283, s. 3, eff. Jan. 10, 1980.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-7.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-7.3 - Worker's compensation for injury, death occurring while responding to law enforcement, public safety, medical emergency

34:15-7.3. Worker's compensation for injury, death occurring while responding to law enforcement, public safety, medical emergency  a. For any cardiovascular or cerebrovascular injury or death which occurs to an individual covered by subsection b. of this section while that individual is engaged in a response to an emergency, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the injury or death is compensable under R.S. 34:15-1 et seq., if that injury or death occurs while the individual is responding, under orders from competent authority, to a law enforcement, public safety or medical emergency as defined in subsection c. of this section. b. This section shall apply to: (1) Any permanent or temporary member of a paid or part-paid fire or police department and force; (2) Any member of a volunteer fire company; (3) Any member of a volunteer first aid or rescue squad; and (4) Any special, reserve, or auxiliary policeman doing volunteer duty. c. As used in this section, "law enforcement, public safety or medical emergency" means any combination of circumstances requiring immediate action to prevent the loss of human life, the destruction of property, or the violation of the criminal laws of this State or its political subdivisions, and includes, but is not limited to, the suppression of a fire, a firemanic drill, the apprehension of a criminal, or medical and rescue service. 1987,c.382.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-8 - Election surrender of other remedies

34:15-8. Election surrender of other remedies  Such agreement shall be a surrender by the parties thereto of their rights to any other method, form or amount of compensation or determination thereof than as provided in this article and an acceptance of all the provisions of this article, and shall bind the employee and for compensation for the employee's death shall bind the employee's personal representatives, surviving spouse and next of kin, as well as the employer, and those conducting the employer's business during bankruptcy or insolvency. If an injury or death is compensable under this article, a person shall not be liable to anyone at common law or otherwise on account of such injury or death for any act or omission occurring while such person was in the same employ as the person injured or killed, except for intentional wrong. Amended by L.1961, c. 2, p. 14, s. 1; L.1979, c. 283, s. 2, eff. Jan. 10, 1980.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-9 - Presumption as to acceptance of elective compensation provisions

34:15-9. Presumption as to acceptance of elective compensation provisions  Every contract of hiring made subsequent to the fourth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and eleven, shall be presumed to have been made with reference to the provisions of this article, and unless there be as a part of such contract an express statement in writing prior to any accident, either in the contract itself or by written notice from either party to the other, that the provisions of this article are not intended to apply, then it shall be presumed that the parties have accepted the provisions of this article and have agreed to be bound thereby. Every contract of hiring made or implied or in operation before the fourth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and eleven, shall be presumed to continue subject to the provisions of this article unless either party shall prior to accident, in writing, notify the other party to such contract that the provisions of this article are not intended to apply.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-11 - Termination of contract

34:15-11. Termination of contract  The contract for the operation of the provisions of this article may be terminated by either party upon sixty days' notice in writing prior to any accident.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-12.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-12.1 - Employees receiving subsistence payments from Veterans Administration; special benefits

34:15-12.1. Employees receiving subsistence payments from Veterans Administration; special benefits  Any employee receiving subsistence payments from the Veterans Administration of the Federal Government under the Act of Congress of June twenty-second, one thousand nine hundred and forty-four, known as the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, or any act amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto, as a veteran, in connection with educational training on the job, and who obtains compensation pursuant to chapter fifteen of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes, and whose wages were less than an amount entitling the employee to the maximum rate of compensation, shall be entitled to the special benefits provided by this act upon the following conditions: (a) The accident to the employee must have occurred subsequent to July first, one thousand nine hundred and forty-six; (b) The accident must have occurred under circumstances entitling the employee to compensation under said chapter; (c) The employee's wages must have been less than forty-five dollars ($45.00) per week; (d) The employee's wages must have been received by him during the period for which the subsistence was paid; (e) The compensation must have included compensation for a permanent disability, either partial or total. L.1947, c. 364, p. 1174, s. 1. Amended by L.1953, c. 223, p. 1678, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-12.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-12.2 - Fund from which special benefit payable

34:15-12.2. Fund from which special benefit payable  Any such employee shall be entitled to receive a special benefit payable from the fund provided for by sections 34:15-94 and 34:15-95 of the Revised Statutes. L.1947, c. 364, p. 1175, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-12.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-12.3 - Amount of special benefit

34:15-12.3. Amount of special benefit  The amount of such special benefit shall be computed by determining the difference between the amount of the compensation for such permanent disability and any temporary disability and the amount which such compensation would have been had the employee received such subsistence payments in connection with educational training as wages from his employer instead of from the said veterans administration. L.1947, c. 364, p. 1175, s. 3. Amended by L.1950, c. 342, p. 1133, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-12.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-12.4 - Application for special benefits; payment

34:15-12.4. Application for special benefits; payment  Such special benefits shall be applied for, ordered paid, and payable in similar manner as other payments from said fund to employees are applied for, ordered paid, and payable. L.1947, c. 364, p. 1175, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-12.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-12.5 - Retroactive effect

34:15-12.5. Retroactive effect  This act shall apply to accidents occurring after July first, one thousand nine hundred and forty-six. L.1947, c. 364, p. 1175, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-12.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-12.6 - Period for making application

34:15-12.6. Period for making application  Applications for such special benefits must be made not later than within one year from the date of the last payment of compensation to the employee. L.1947, c. 364, p. 1175, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-12.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-12.7 - Damage to prosthetic devices, hearing aids, artificial members; dental appliances or eyeglasses; liability

34:15-12.7. Damage to prosthetic devices, hearing aids, artificial members; dental appliances or eyeglasses; liability  Whenever as the result of an accident for which compensation is payable to any employee of any employer under article 2 of chapter 15 of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes, to which this act is a supplement, such employee sustains damage to, or destruction of, a prosthetic device, hearing aid, artificial member, dental appliance or eyeglasses, it shall be the obligation of the employer to repair or replace the same or to make payment of the cost or value thereof, upon claim made therefor, which obligation shall be in addition to the obligation for the payment of the compensation payable to said employee for injuries sustained as a result of such accident. L.1956, c. 141, p. 579, s. 10. Amended by L.1963, c. 81, s. 9, eff. June 4, 1963.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-14 - Waiting period.

34:15-14 Waiting period.  34:15-14. Except as provided pursuant to R.S.34:15-75, no compensation other than medical aid shall accrue and be payable until the employee has been disabled seven days, whether the days of disability immediately follow the accident, or whether they be consecutive or not. These days shall be termed the waiting period. The day that the employee is unable to continue at work by reason of his accident, whether it be the day of the accident or later, shall count as one whole day of the waiting period. Should the total period of disability extend beyond seven days, additional compensation shall at once become payable covering the above prescribed waiting period. amended 1945, c.74, s.7; 1966, c.126, s.3; 2001, c.328, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-15.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-15.1 - Reimbursement of insurance company or others paying medical, surgical or hospital expenses

34:15-15.1. Reimbursement of insurance company or others paying medical, surgical or hospital expenses  Whenever the expenses of medical, surgical or hospital services, to which the petitioner would be entitled to reimbursement if such petitioner had paid the same as provided in section 34:15-15 of the Revised Statutes, shall have been paid by any insurance company or other organization by virtue of any insurance policy, contract or agreement which may have been procured by or on behalf of such petitioner, or shall have been paid by any person, organization or corporation on behalf of such petitioner, the deputy directors or referees of the Division of Workmen's Compensation are authorized to incorporate in any award, order or approval of settlement, an order requiring the employer or his insurance carrier to reimburse such insurance company, corporation, person or organization in the amount of such medical, surgical or hospital services so paid on behalf of such petitioner. L.1953, c. 207, p. 1563, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-15.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-15.2 - Hospital service; care required; expenses

34:15-15.2. Hospital service; care required; expenses  Whenever hospital service is required to cure or to relieve an injured workman of the effects of the injury or to restore the functions of the injured member or organ or to provide treatment for occupational disease in accordance with the provisions of the chapter hereby supplemented, the injured workman shall be entitled to hospital service of a quality and character no less than that provided for patients receiving services known as "semi-private" room care, and shall be entitled to such nursing service as may be deemed proper by the treating physician, the expense thereof to be paid or reimbursed, in accordance with the provisions of section 34:15-15 of the Revised Statutes and chapter 207 of the laws of 1953, by the employer. No hospital shall supply the injured workman with services of lesser quality or character than "semi-private" room care if a "semi-private" room or a "private room" is available. L.1966, c. 115, s. 1, eff. June 17, 1966.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-15.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-15.3 - Motion by worker for emergent medical treatment.

34:15-15.3 Motion by worker for emergent medical treatment.  1. When through medical documentation a physician states that a worker is in need of emergent medical care that is not, following a request by the worker to the employer or the employer's carrier, being provided or authorized by the employer, the worker may file a motion for emergent medical treatment with or after the filing of a claim petition. The physician shall further state that delay of treatment will result in irreparable harm or damage and state the specific nature of the irreparable harm or damage. The motion, to which shall be appended all medical records in possession of the moving party, shall also be served on the employer and the employer's carrier, or their attorneys, at the time of filing. An answer to the motion shall be filed not later than five calendar days after the date of service. An initial conference on the motion shall take place within five calendar days of the filing of the answer. Thereafter the judge of compensation shall schedule the matter for a hearing in accordance with the rules adopted pursuant to section 3 of this act. The respondent shall be provided 15 calendar days from the date of service of the motion to secure a medical examination if it requires one. L.2008, c.96, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-15.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-15.4 - Designation of contact person by carrier, self-insured employer.

34:15-15.4 Designation of contact person by carrier, self-insured employer.  2. Every carrier and self-insured employer shall designate a contact person who is responsible for responding to issues concerning medical and temporary disability benefits where no claim petition has been filed or where a claim petition has not been answered. The full name, telephone number, address, e-mail address, and fax number of the contact person shall be submitted to the division. Any changes in information about the contact person shall be immediately submitted to the division as they occur. After an answer is filed with the division, the attorney of record for the respondent shall act as the contact person in the case. Failure to comply with the provisions of this section shall result in a fine of $2,500 for each day of noncompliance, payable to the Second Injury Fund. L.2008, c.96, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-16 - Compensation to run consecutively; payment for compensation, medical treatment, etc., after termination of liability

34:15-16. Compensation to run consecutively; payment for compensation, medical treatment, etc., after termination of liability  Compensation for all classes of injuries shall run consecutively, and not concurrently, except as provided in this section and in section 34:15-15 of this Title, as follows: First, medical and hospital services and medicines as provided in said section 34:15-15. After the waiting period, compensation during temporary disability. If total period of disability extends beyond 4 7 days, compensation to cover waiting period. Following both, either or none of the above, compensation consecutively for each permanent injury, except that permanent disability, total or partial, shall not be determined or awarded until after 26 weeks from the date of the employee's final active medical treatment, or until after 26 weeks from the date of the employee's return to work, whichever is earlier, or, if no time is lost or no treatment is rendered, then permanent disability, total or partial, shall not be determined or awarded until after 26 weeks from the date of the accident, except in cases of amputation or enucleation or death from other cause within that time and except when earlier determination of permanent disability is waived by the employer or his insurance carrier. Nothing herein contained shall prevent an employer or his insurance carrier from paying permanent disability compensation voluntarily prior to the expiration of the 26-week period. Following any or all or none of the above, if death results from the accident, expenses of last sickness and burial. Following which compensation to dependents, if any. Where an employer or his insurance carrier desires to pay for or furnish compensation, medical, surgical, or hospital treatment, drugs, orthopedic or prosthetic appliances, after the date when payments under sections 34:15-12 and 34:15-13 of this Title have terminated, the employer or his insurance carrier may, in writing, reserve the defense of the jurisdictional limitations provided by sections 34:15-27, 34:15-34, 34:15-41 and 34:15-51 of this Title; provided, that the reservation is approved by a deputy director after advising the petitioner personally of his rights and of the effect of such reservation. Amended by L.1945, c. 74, p. 390, s. 8; L.1956, c. 141, p. 572, s. 4; L.1959, c. 138, p. 579, s. 1; L.1966, c. 126, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-17 - Notification of employer

34:15-17. Notification of employer  Unless the employer shall have actual knowledge of the occurrence of the injury, or unless the employee, or some one on his behalf, or some of the dependents, or some one on their behalf, shall give notice thereof to the employer within fourteen days of the occurrence of the injury, then no compensation shall be due until such notice is given or knowledge obtained. If the notice is given, or the knowledge obtained within thirty days from the occurrence of the injury, no want, failure, or inaccuracy of a notice shall be a bar to obtaining compensation, unless the employer shall show that he was prejudiced by such want, defect or inaccuracy, and then only to the extent of such prejudice. If the notice is given, or the knowledge obtained within ninety days, and if the employee, or other beneficiary, shall show that his failure to give prior notice was due to his mistake, inadvertence, ignorance of fact or law, or inability, or to the fraud, misrepresentation or deceit of another person, or to any other reasonable cause or excuse, then compensation may be allowed, unless, and then to the extent only that the employer shall show that he was prejudiced by failure to receive such notice. Unless knowledge be obtained, or notice given, within ninety days after the occurrence of the injury, no compensation shall be allowed.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-18 - Service of notice; form; sufficiency

34:15-18. Service of notice; form; sufficiency  The notice referred to may be served personally upon the employer, or upon any agent of the employer upon whom a summons may be served in a civil action, or by sending it through the mail to the employer at the last known residence or business place thereof within the state, and shall be substantially in the following form:  "To (name of employer): You are hereby notified that a personal injury was received by (name of employee injured), who was in your employ at (place) while engaged as (nature of employment), on or about the ....... day of ................... , nineteen hundred and ........ , and that compensation will be claimed therefor.  Signed, .................................................. ." No variation from this form shall be material if the notice is sufficient to advise the employer that a certain employee, by name, received an injury in the course of his employment on or about a specified time, at or near a certain place. Notice served at the office of, or on the person who was the employee's immediate superior, shall be a compliance with this article.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-19 - Examination of employee as to physical condition; X-rays

34:15-19. Examination of employee as to physical condition; X-rays  After an injury, the employee, if so requested by his employer, must submit himself for physical examination and X-ray at some reasonable time and place within this state, and as often as may be reasonably requested, to a physician or physicians authorized to practice under the laws of this state. If the employee requests, he shall be entitled to have a physician or physicians of his own selection present to participate in such examination. The refusal of the employee to submit to such examination shall deprive him of the right to compensation during the continuance of such refusal. When a right to compensation is thus suspended no compensation shall be payable in respect to the period of suspension. On request, the workmen's compensation bureau may examine the X-ray for the purpose of determining the amount of disability due, if any.