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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 20 - Employees' Benefits |
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Chapter VI - Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor |
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SubChapter B - Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, as Amended |
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Part 722 - Criteria for Determining Whether State Workers' Compensation Laws Provide Adequate Coverage for Pneumoconiosis and Listing of Approved State Laws |
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Criteria: Guarantee of Benefits to Eligible Individuals |
§ 722.127 - Voluntary and elective compensation systems.
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A State workmen's compensation law may be included on the Secretary's list, notwithstanding the fact that such law permits voluntary or elective participation by an employer or coal
mine operator in any program to insure the payment of benefits for total disability or death due to pneumoconiosis: Provided, That there is in effect in such State an alternative system to guarantee that all benefits including medical benefits shall be paid.