Subpart A - General Provisions

Information and Assistance for Claimants

§ 702.136 - Requests for information and assistance.

Commutation of Payments and Special Fund

§ 702.142 - Commutation of payments; aliens not residents or about to become nonresidents.

§ 702.143 - Establishment of special fund.

§ 702.144 - Purpose of the special fund.

§ 702.145 - Use of the special fund.

§ 702.146 - Source of the special fund.

§ 702.147 - Enforcement of special fund provisions.

§ 702.148 - Insurance carriers' and self-insured employers' responsibilities.

Liens on Compensation

§ 702.161 - Liens against assets of insurance carriers and employers.

§ 702.162 - Liens on compensation authorized under special circumstances.

Administration

§ 702.101 - Exchange of documents and information.

§ 702.102 - Establishment and modification of compensation districts, establishment of suboffices and jurisdictional areas.

§ 702.103 - Effect of establishment of suboffices and jurisdictional areas.

§ 702.104 - Transfer of individual case file.

§ 702.105 - Use of the title District Director in place of Deputy Commissioner.

Certification of Exemption

§ 702.171 - Certification of exemption, general.

§ 702.172 - Certification; definitions.

§ 702.173 - Exemptions; requirements, limitations.

§ 702.174 - Exemptions; necessary information.

§ 702.175 - Effect of work on excluded vessels; reinstatement of certification.

Records

§ 702.111 - Employer's records.

§ 702.112 - Records of the OWCP.

§ 702.113 - Inspection of records of the OWCP.

§ 702.114 - Copying of records of OWCP.

Representation

§ 702.131 - Representation of parties in interest.

§ 702.132 - Fees for services.

§ 702.133 - Unapproved fees; solicitation of claimants; penalties.

§ 702.134 - Payment of claimant's attorney's fees in disputed claims.

§ 702.135 - Payment of claimant's witness fees and mileage in disputed claims.

Forms

§ 702.121 - Forms.

Subpart B - Claims Procedures

Claims

§ 702.221 - Claims for compensation; time limitations.

§ 702.222 - Claims; exceptions to time limitations.

§ 702.223 - Claims; time limitations; time to object.

§ 702.224 - Claims; notification of employer of filing by employee.

§ 702.225 - Withdrawal of a claim.

Agreed Settlements

§ 702.241 - Definitions and supplementary information.

§ 702.242 - Information necessary for a complete settlement application.

§ 702.243 - Settlement application; how submitted, how approved, how disapproved, criteria.

Noncontroverted Claims

§ 702.231 - Noncontroverted claims; payment of compensation without an award.

§ 702.232 - Payments without an award; when; how paid.

§ 702.233 - Penalty for failure to pay without an award.

§ 702.234 - Report by employer of commencement and suspension of payments.

§ 702.235 - Report by employer of final payment of compensation.

§ 702.236 - Penalty for failure to report termination of payments.

Notice

§ 702.211 - Notice of employee's injury or death; designation of responsible official.

§ 702.212 - Notice; when given; when given for certain occupational diseases.

§ 702.213 - Notice; by whom given.

§ 702.214 - Notice; form and content.

§ 702.215 - Notice; how given.

§ 702.216 - Effect of failure to give notice.

§ 702.217 - Penalty for false statement, misrepresentation.

Employer'S Reports

§ 702.201 - Reports from employers of employee's injury or death.

§ 702.202 - Employer's report; form and contents.

§ 702.203 - Employer's report; how given.

§ 702.204 - Employer's report; penalty for failure to furnish and or falsifying.

§ 702.205 - Employer's report; effect of failure to report upon time limitations.

Third Party

§ 702.281 - Third party action.

Discrimination

§ 702.271 - Discrimination; against employees who bring proceedings, prohibition and penalty.

§ 702.272 - Informal recommendation by district director.

§ 702.273 - Adjudication by Office of the Chief Administrative Law Judge.

§ 702.274 - Employer's refusal to pay penalty.

Contested Claims

§ 702.261 - Claimant's contest of actions taken by employer or carrier with respect to the claim.

§ 702.262 - Action by district director upon receipt of notice of contest.

Controverted Claims

§ 702.251 - Employer's controversion of the right to compensation.

§ 702.252 - Action by district director upon receipt of notice of controversion.

Report of Earnings

§ 702.285 - Report of earnings.

§ 702.286 - Report of earnings; forfeiture of compensation.

Subpart C - Adjudication Procedures

Action by District Directors

§ 702.311 - Handling of claims matters by district directors; informal conferences.

§ 702.312 - Informal conferences; called by and held before whom.

§ 702.313 - Informal conferences; how called; when called.

§ 702.314 - Informal conferences; how conducted; where held.

§ 702.315 - Conclusion of conference; agreement on all matters with respect to the claim.

§ 702.316 - Conclusion of conference; no agreement on all matters with respect to the claim.

§ 702.317 - Preparation and transfer of the case for hearing.

§ 702.318 - The record; what constitutes; nontransferability of the administrative file.

§ 702.319 - Obtaining documents from the administrative file for reintroduction at formal hearings.

General

§ 702.301 - Scope of this subpart.

Appeals

§ 702.391 - Appeals; where.

§ 702.392 - Appeals; what may be appealed.

§ 702.393 - Appeals; time limitations.

§ 702.394 - Appeals; procedure.

Special Fund

§ 702.321 - Procedures for determining applicability of section 8(f) of the Act.

Formal Hearings

§ 702.331 - Formal hearings; procedure initiating.

§ 702.332 - Formal hearings; how conducted.

§ 702.333 - Formal hearings; parties.

§ 702.334 - Formal hearings; representatives of parties.

§ 702.335 - Formal hearings; notice.

§ 702.336 - Formal hearings; new issues.

§ 702.337 - Formal hearings; change of time or place for hearings; postponements.

§ 702.338 - Formal hearings; general procedures.

§ 702.339 - Formal hearings; evidence.

§ 702.340 - Formal hearings; witnesses.

§ 702.341 - Formal hearings; depositions; interrogatories.

§ 702.342 - Formal hearings; witness fees.

§ 702.343 - Formal hearings; oral argument and written allegations.

§ 702.344 - Formal hearings; record of hearing.

§ 702.345 - Formal hearings; consolidated issues; consolidated cases.

§ 702.346 - Formal hearings; waiver of right to appear.

§ 702.347 - Formal hearings; termination.

§ 702.348 - Formal hearings; preparation of final decision and order; content.

§ 702.349 - Formal hearings; filing and mailing of compensation orders; waiver of service; disposition of transcripts.

§ 702.350 - Finality of compensation orders.

§ 702.351 - Withdrawal of controversion of issues set for formal hearing; effect.

Interlocutory Matters, Supplementary Orders, and Modifications

§ 702.371 - Interlocutory matters.

§ 702.372 - Supplementary compensation orders.

§ 702.373 - Modification of awards.

Subpart D - Medical Care and Supervision

§ 702.401 - Medical care defined.

§ 702.402 - Employer's duty to furnish; duration.

§ 702.403 - Employee's right to choose physician; limitations.

§ 702.404 - Physician defined.

§ 702.405 - Selection of physician; emergencies.

§ 702.406 - Change of physicians; non-emergencies.

§ 702.407 - Supervision of medical care.

§ 702.408 - Evaluation of medical questions; impartial specialists.

§ 702.409 - Evaluation of medical questions; results disputed.

§ 702.410 - Duties of employees with respect to special examinations.

§ 702.411 - Special examinations; nature of impartiality of specialists.

§ 702.412 - Special examinations; costs chargeable to employer or carrier.

§ 702.413 - Fees for medical services; prevailing community charges.

§ 702.414 - Fees for medical services; unresolved disputes on prevailing charges.

§ 702.415 - Fees for medical services; unresolved disputes on charges; procedure.

§ 702.416 - Fees for medical services; disputes; hearings; necessary parties.

§ 702.417 - Fees for medical services; disputes; effect of adverse decision.

Medical Procedures

§ 702.418 - Procedure for requesting medical care; employee's duty to notify employer.

§ 702.419 - Action by employer upon acquiring knowledge or being given notice of injury.

§ 702.420 - Issuance of authorization; binding effect upon insurance carrier.

§ 702.421 - Effect of failure to obtain initial authorization.

§ 702.422 - Effect of failure to report on medical care after initial authorization.

Debarment of Physicians and Other Providers of Medical Services and Suppliers and Claims Representatives

§ 702.431 - Grounds for debarment.

§ 702.432 - Debarment process.

§ 702.433 - Requests for hearing.

§ 702.434 - Judicial review.

§ 702.435 - Effects of debarment.

§ 702.436 - Reinstatement.

Hearing Loss Claims

§ 702.441 - Claims for loss of hearing.

Subpart E - Vocational Rehabilitation

§ 702.501 - Vocational rehabilitation; objective.

§ 702.502 - Vocational rehabilitation; action by district directors.

§ 702.503 - Vocational rehabilitation; action by adviser.

§ 702.504 - Vocational rehabilitation; referrals to State Employment Agencies.

§ 702.505 - Vocational rehabilitation; referrals to other public and private agencies.

§ 702.506 - Vocational rehabilitation; training.

§ 702.507 - Vocational rehabilitation; maintenance allowance.

§ 702.508 - Vocational rehabilitation; confidentiality of information.

Subpart F - Occupational Disease Which Does Not Immediately Result in Death or Disability

§ 702.601 - Definitions.

§ 702.602 - Notice and claims.

§ 702.603 - Determining the payrate for compensating occupational disease claims which become manifest after retirement.

§ 702.604 - Determining the amount of compensation for occupational disease claims which become manifest after retirement.

Subpart G - Section 10(f) Adjustments

§ 702.701 - What is an annual section 10(f) adjustment and how is it calculated?

Subparts G--H - XXX

Subpart H - Maximum and Minimum Compensation Rates

Minimum Rates

§ 702.808 - What weekly minimum rates apply to compensation for partial disability?

§ 702.809 - What weekly minimum rates apply to compensation for temporary total disability?

§ 702.810 - What weekly minimum rates apply to compensation for permanent total disability?

§ 702.811 - What weekly minimum rates apply to death benefits?

Maximum Rates

§ 702.805 - What weekly maximum rates apply to compensation for permanent partial disability, temporary total disability, and temporary partial disability?

§ 702.806 - What weekly maximum rates apply to compensation for permanent total disability?

§ 702.807 - What weekly maximum rates apply to death benefits?

General

§ 702.801 - Scope and intent of this subpart.

§ 702.802 - Applicability of this subpart.

§ 702.803 - Definitions.

§ 702.804 - What are the weekly maximum and minimum rates for each fiscal year and how are they calculated?