Rhode Island Workers’ Compensation Benefits RI
RI Workers’ Compensation – Benefits
Index Of Sections
- § 28-33-1 Employees entitled to compensation.
- § 28-33-1.1 [Repealed.].
- § 28-33-2 Injuries occasioned by willful intent or intoxication.
- § 28-33-2.1 Injuries occasioned by employer sponsored, non-work related activities.
- § 28-33-3 [Repealed.].
- § 28-33-4 Commencement of compensation.
- § 28-33-5 Medical services provided by employer.
- § 28-33-6 Failure to provide or accept medical services.
- § 28-33-7 Health service provider reimbursement.
- § 28-33-8 Employee’s choice of physician, dentist, or hospital – Payment of charges – Physician reporting schedule.
- § 28-33-8.1 Managed care programs.
- § 28-33-9 Order declaring employer liable for medical services.
- § 28-33-10 “Dental, hospital, and medical services” defined.
- § 28-33-11 Notice of hearings – Time of decision.
- § 28-33-12 Death benefits payable to dependents.
- § 28-33-13 Persons presumed wholly dependent.
- § 28-33-14 Determination of dependency – Division of payments among dependents.
- § 28-33-15 Relationship and dependency required.
- § 28-33-16 Burial expenses.
- § 28-33-17 Weekly compensation for total incapacity – Permanent total disability – Dependents’ allowances.
- § 28-33-17.1 Employees not entitled to compensation.
- § 28-33-17.2 Employee’s affirmative duty to report earnings – Penalties for failure to provide earnings report – Civil and criminal liability.
- § 28-33-17.3 Fraud and abuse.
- § 28-33-18 Weekly compensation for partial incapacity.
- § 28-33-18.1 Employees not entitled to compensation for total incapacity.
- § 28-33-18.2 Suitable alternative employment.
- § 28-33-18.3 Continuation of benefits – Partial incapacity.
- § 28-33-19 Additional compensation for specific injuries.
- § 28-33-20 Computation of earnings.
- § 28-33-20.1 Computation of earnings for recurrence – Burden of employee to establish recurrence.
- § 28-33-21 Savings or other insurance not to be considered.
- § 28-33-22 Minors employed in violation of law.
- § 28-33-23 Persons to whom compensation payable in event of death.
- § 28-33-24 Cessation of payments on death of employee.
- § 28-33-25 Settlement for lump sum or structured-type payment.
- § 28-33-25.1 Settlement of disputed cases.
- § 28-33-26 Waivers of compensation void.
- § 28-33-27 Immunity of claims from assignment or liability for debt.
- § 28-33-28 Priority of claim over debts of employer.
- § 28-33-29 Exercise of rights or privileges by guardian, conservator, or next friend.
- § 28-33-30 Time for notice of injury to employer.
- § 28-33-31 Contents of notice to employer.
- § 28-33-32 Manner of serving notice.
- § 28-33-33 Inaccuracies in notice – Want of notice as defense.
- § 28-33-34 Physical examination by employer’s physician – Report.
- § 28-33-34.1 Schedule of medical review.
- § 28-33-35 Appointment of impartial medical examiner.
- § 28-33-36 Payment of medical examiner’s fees.
- § 28-33-37 Examination by impartial examiner – Reports.
- § 28-33-38 Refusal to submit to examination.
- § 28-33-39 Transportation costs for medical examination.
- § 28-33-40 [Repealed.].
- § 28-33-41 Rehabilitation of injured persons.
- § 28-33-41.1 Review of rehabilitative program upon request or petition by employer.
- § 28-33-42 [Repealed.].
- § 28-33-43 Employer liability for property damage.
- § 28-33-44 Continuation of health insurance benefits.
- § 28-33-45 Coordination of benefits.
- § 28-33-46 Anniversary review.
- § 28-33-47 Reinstatement of injured worker.
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