Chapter 617 - Occupational Diseases
- ADMINISTRATION
- COMPENSATION FOR DISABILITY AND DEATH
- 617.410 - Compensation paid by insurer.
- 617.420 - Minimum duration of incapacity; payment of medical benefits.
- 617.430 - Eligibility; limitations.
- 617.440 - Requirements for occupational disease to be deemed to arise out of and in course of employment; applicability.
- 617.445 - Determination of date of disablement.
- 617.450 - Specific occupational diseases; schedule.
- 617.453 - Cancer as occupational disease of firefighters.
- 617.454 - Physical examinations: Required tests.
- 617.455 - Lung diseases as occupational diseases of firefighters, police officers and arson investigators.
- 617.457 - Heart diseases as occupational diseases of firefighters, arson investigators and police officers.
- 617.459 - Determination of percentage of disability resulting from heart or lung diseases.
- 617.460 - Silicosis and diseases related to asbestos as occupational diseases; compensation and claims.
- 617.470 - Occupational diseases of respiratory tract resulting from exposure to dusts.
- 617.481 - Certain contagious diseases as occupational diseases.
- 617.485 - Hepatitis as occupational disease of police officers, firefighters and emergency medical attendants.
- 617.487 - Hepatitis as occupational disease of certain other police officers.
- DETERMINATION AND PAYMENT OF BENEFITS
- 617.358 - Compensation prohibited unless preponderance of evidence establishes that disease arose out of and in course of employment; rebuttable presumption if notice of disease is filed after termina
- 617.362 - Payment of compensation by insurer prohibited before required; recovery of overpayment by insurer.
- 617.364 - Newly developed injury or disease: Inclusion in original claim for compensation; limitation.
- 617.366 - Employment-related aggravation of preexisting condition which is not employment related; aggravation of employment-related occupational disease by incident which is not employment related.
- 617.370 - Medical examination; refusal to submit; testimony of physician.
- 617.380 - Autopsy: Order by insurer; findings of physician.
- 617.385 - Limitation on receipt of modified motor vehicle as medical benefit.
- 617.390 - Compensation for both injury and disease.
- 617.392 - Compensation for combination of injuries, illnesses and disabilities.
- 617.395 - Compensation for mastectomy and reconstructive surgery.
- 617.400 - Compensation: Effect of false representation, willful misconduct and self-exposure.
- 617.401 - Compensation from Uninsured Employers’ Claim Account: Administration and payment of claims; eligibility of employee; liability of employer; powers and duties of Division; appeals; penalty; c
- 617.402 - Misrepresentation or concealment of fact to obtain benefits: Insurer entitled to reimbursement or deduction from benefits; appeal of determination; alternative remedies.
- 617.405 - Judicial review of contested claims.
- GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 617.010 - Short title.
- 617.015 - Rights and liabilities of employers and employees.
- 617.017 - Rights and remedies exclusive; provisions of chapter conclusive and obligatory; exclusive remedy extends to architects and engineers working for contractor; compensation bars recovery in oth
- 617.020 - Definitions.
- 617.030 - “Casual” defined.
- 617.050 - “Compensation” defined.
- 617.060 - “Disablement” and “total disablement” defined.
- 617.065 - “Disease related to asbestos” defined.
- 617.070 - “Employee” and “worker” defined.
- 617.080 - “Employee”: Persons excluded.
- 617.091 - “Employee”: Lessees engaged in mining or operating a reduction plant.
- 617.100 - “Employee”: Subcontractors and employees.
- 617.105 - “Employee”: Real estate licensees.
- 617.110 - “Employer” defined.
- 617.120 - “Independent contractor” defined.
- 617.130 - “Medical benefits” defined.
- 617.135 - “Police officer” defined.
- 617.140 - “Silicosis” defined.
- 617.145 - “Sole proprietor” defined.
- LIABILITY FOR PROVISION OF COVERAGE
- PREMIUMS AND ACCOUNTS
- 617.1665 - Payment of premiums by employers insured by private carrier.
- 617.1675 - Account for Pensions for Silicosis, Diseases Related to Asbestos and Other Disabilities: Creation; interest and income; administration.
- 617.168 - Account for Pensions for Silicosis, Diseases Related to Asbestos and Other Disabilities: Uses and purposes; reversion.
- PROHIBITED ACTS; PENALTIES
- REPORTS OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES AND CLAIMS FORCOMPENSATION
- 617.342 - Notice of occupational disease: Requirements; availability of form; retention.
- 617.344 - Claim for compensation: Requirements for diseased employee, dependent or representative to file claim; form.
- 617.345 - Handling of claims by private carrier subject to provisions of chapter; employer and private carrier subject to regulations of Division.
- 617.346 - Recovery of compensation barred if notice of occupational disease or claim for compensation is not filed; exceptions.
- 617.348 - Dependent of employee barred from filing claim for compensation if untimely or previously denied.
- 617.352 - Claim for compensation: Duty of treating physician or chiropractor to file or delegate duty to medical facility; electronic filing; form and contents; maintenance of forms; penalty.
- 617.354 - Report of industrial injury or occupational disease: Duty of employer to file; electronic filing; form and contents; penalty.
- 617.356 - Duty of insurer to accept or deny claim; written determination.
- 617.357 - Claims regarding diseases of heart or lungs, infectious diseases or cancer: Reports by insurers to Administrator; public reports by Administrator.