Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 131.31 - Form of pleadings(a) All proceedings, except challenges under sections 413(c) and 413(d) of the act (77 P. S. §§ 774.2 and 774.3), shall be initiated by petition.(b) Subsection (a) supersedes 1 Pa. Code §§33.1-33.4, 33.11, 33.12 and 35.17.The provisions of this §131.31 adopted November 6, 1981, effective 11/7/1981, 11 Pa.B. 4015; amended March 29, 1991, effective 3/30/1991, 21 Pa.B. 1401; amended December 6, 2002, effective 12/7/2002, 32 Pa.B. 6043.The provisions of this §131.31 amended under sections 401.1 and 435(a) and (c) of the Workers' Compensation Act (77 P. S. §§ 710 and 991(a) and (c)); section 2205 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 565); and section 414 of the Occupational Disease Act (77 P. S. § 1514).