Chapter 281-A - WORKERS' COMPENSATION

Section 281-A:1 - Title
Section 281-A:2 - Definitions
Section 281-A:3 - Election by Employer Not Subject to Law
Section 281-A:3-a - Incarceration of Certain Persons
Section 281-A:4 - Posting of Notice by Employer
Section 281-A:4-a - Workers' Compensation Compliance Statement
Section 281-A:4-b - Work Certificate for Contractors Before Beginning Their Work on Public Projects
Section 281-A:5 - Securing Payment of Compensation
Section 281-A:5-a - Self-Insurance for Private Employers
Section 281-A:5-b - Private Employers; Annual Financial and Actuarial Reports
Section 281-A:5-c - Jurisdiction Over Private Employer Self-Insured Programs
Section 281-A:5-d - Regulation of Certain Third Party Administrators Serving Self-Insured Programs
Section 281-A:5-e - [Repealed]
Section 281-A:5-f - Application of Chapter to Nonresident Employees and Employers
Section 281-A:6 - Securing Payment of Compensation for Domestics
Section 281-A:7 - Liability of Employer Failing to Comply
Section 281-A:8 - Employees Presumed to Have Accepted
Section 281-A:9 - Termination Notices
Section 281-A:10 - Notice of Revocation
Section 281-A:11 - Self-Insurance for Public Employers
Section 281-A:12 - Injuries Outside the State
Section 281-A:13 - Liability of Third Person
Section 281-A:14 - Employee's Fault
Section 281-A:15 - Computing Average Weekly Wages; After-Tax Earnings
Section 281-A:16 - Determining Date of Injury for Occupational Disease and Cumulative Trauma
Section 281-A:17 - Firefighter and Heart, Lung, or Cancer Disease
Section 281-A:17-a - [Repealed]
Section 281-A:17-b - [Repealed]
Section 281-A:17-c - Acute Stress Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Presumption
Section 281-A:17-d - Commission to Study the Incidence of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in First Responders Reestablished
Section 281-A:17-e - [Repealed Effective 11/1/2025] The Commission To Study The Incidence Of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder In First Responders
Section 281-A:18 - Contractor's Liability for Subcontractors
Section 281-A:18-a - Exclusion of Executive Officers and Members of Limited Liability Companies
Section 281-A:19 - Notice of Injury
Section 281-A:20 - Contents of Notice
Section 281-A:21 - Service of Notice
Section 281-A:21-a - Time Limitations for Filing Claim
Section 281-A:21-b - Confidentiality of Workers' Compensation Claims
Section 281-A:22 - Waiting Period
Section 281-A:23 - Medical, Hospital, and Remedial Care
Section 281-A:23-a - Managed Care Programs
Section 281-A:23-b - Alternative Work Opportunities
Section 281-A:24 - Payment for Reasonable Value of Services
Section 281-A:25 - Vocational Rehabilitation
Section 281-A:25-a - Reinstatement of Employee Sustaining Compensable Injuries
Section 281-A:26 - Compensation for Death
Section 281-A:27 - Payment for Death After Payment for Disability
Section 281-A:28 - Compensation for Temporary Total Disability
Section 281-A:28-a - Compensation for Permanent Total Disability
Section 281-A:29 - Adjusted Total Disability Benefits
Section 281-A:30 - Special Fund for Active Cases
Section 281-A:31 - Compensation for Temporary Partial Disability
Section 281-A:31-a - Compensation for Permanent Partial Disability
Section 281-A:32 - Scheduled Permanent Impairment Award
Section 281-A:32-a - First Responder's Critical Injury Benefit
Section 281-A:32-b - [Repealed]
Section 281-A:32-c - [Repealed]
Section 281-A:33 - Double Compensation
Section 281-A:34 - Maximum Benefits
Section 281-A:35 - Voluntary Payments
Section 281-A:36 - Savings or Insurance; Benefits to Injured Employee From Other Sources
Section 281-A:37 - Lump Sum Payments
Section 281-A:38 - Medical Examinations
Section 281-A:38-a - Examination of Injured Employees Covered by Managed Care Programs
Section 281-A:39 - Refusal to Submit to Examination
Section 281-A:40 - Memorandum of Payment
Section 281-A:41 - Payment Without Prejudice
Section 281-A:42 - Failure to Make Payment of Compensation
Section 281-A:42-a - Appeals Board; Composition; Compensation
Section 281-A:42-aa - Compensation Appeals Advisory Board
Section 281-A:42-b - Hearing Officers
Section 281-A:42-c - Position Established for Assisting Unrepresented Injured Employees
Section 281-A:42-d - Time Limitation for Petition for Hearing
Section 281-A:42-e - Complaints Regarding Compensation Appeals Board Members
Section 281-A:43 - Hearings and Awards
Section 281-A:44 - Award of Fees and Interest
Section 281-A:45 - Manner of Giving Notice of Hearing
Section 281-A:46 - Payment Pending Determination of Coverage; Establishing Liability for Benefits
Section 281-A:47 - Examination by Physician
Section 281-A:48 - Review of Eligibility for Compensation
Section 281-A:49 - Witnesses; Blanks
Section 281-A:50 - Petition for Right to Appeal
Section 281-A:51 - Preferences of Claims for Compensation
Section 281-A:52 - Assignments; Exemption From Claims of Creditors; Attorneys' Fees
Section 281-A:53 - Responsibility of Employer to Provide Vital Information
Section 281-A:53-a - Responsibility of Employee
Section 281-A:54 - Payment for Second Injuries From Special Fund
Section 281-A:55 - Special Fund for Second Injuries
Section 281-A:55-a - Reimbursement for Payment of Additional Compensation
Section 281-A:56 - Penalty for False Representation
Section 281-A:57 - General Penalty
Section 281-A:57-a - Penalty Collection Powers
Section 281-A:58 - Administration
Section 281-A:59 - Administration Fund
Section 281-A:60 - Rulemaking; Powers of the Commissioner
Section 281-A:61 - Reports of the Commissioner
Section 281-A:62 - Advisory Council
Section 281-A:63 - Claims Adjusters
Section 281-A:64 - Safety Provisions; Administrative Penalty
Section 281-A:64-a - Safety Incentive Program; Certification of Loss Management Consultants
Section 281-A:64-b - Manager of Safety, Training, and Injury Prevention
Section 281-A:65 - Multi-Media Program and Manual Required
Section 281-A:66 - [Repealed]
Section 281-A:67 - Safety Enhancement Program
CERTIFICATION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROVIDERS (§§ 281-A:68 — 281-A:70)