Title 20, Part 702 — Administration and Procedure

Exchange of documents and information.

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

Effect of establishment of suboffices and jurisdictional areas.

Transfer of individual case file.

Use of the title District Director in place of Deputy Commissioner.

Employer's records.

Records of the OWCP.

Inspection of records of the OWCP.

Copying of records of OWCP.

Forms.

Representation of parties in interest.

Fees for services.

Unapproved fees; solicitation of claimants; penalties.

Payment of claimant's attorney's fees in disputed claims.

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

Requests for information and assistance.

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

Establishment of special fund.

Purpose of the special fund.

Use of the special fund.

Source of the special fund.

Enforcement of special fund provisions.

Insurance carriers' and self-insured employers' responsibilities.

Liens against assets of insurance carriers and employers.

Liens on compensation authorized under special circumstances.

Certification of exemption, general.

Certification; definitions.

Exemptions; requirements, limitations.

Exemptions; necessary information.

Effect of work on excluded vessels; reinstatement of certification.

Reports from employers of employee's injury or death.

Employer's report; form and contents.

Employer's report; how given.

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

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

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

Notice; when given; when given for certain occupational diseases.

Notice; by whom given.

Notice; form and content.

Notice; how given.

Effect of failure to give notice.

Penalty for false statement, misrepresentation.

Claims for compensation; time limitations.

Claims; exceptions to time limitations.

Claims; time limitations; time to object.

Claims; notification of employer of filing by employee.

Withdrawal of a claim.

Noncontroverted claims; payment of compensation without an award.

Payments without an award; when; how paid.

Penalty for failure to pay without an award.

Report by employer of commencement and suspension of payments.

Report by employer of final payment of compensation.

Penalty for failure to report termination of payments.

Definitions and supplementary information.

Information necessary for a complete settlement application.

Settlement application; how submitted, how approved, how disapproved, criteria.

Employer's controversion of the right to compensation.

Action by district director upon receipt of notice of controversion.

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

Action by district director upon receipt of notice of contest.

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

Informal recommendation by district director.

Adjudication by Office of the Chief Administrative Law Judge.

Employer's refusal to pay penalty.

Third party action.

Report of earnings.

Report of earnings; forfeiture of compensation.

Scope of this subpart.

Handling of claims matters by district directors; informal conferences.

Informal conferences; called by and held before whom.

Informal conferences; how called; when called.

Informal conferences; how conducted; where held.

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

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

Preparation and transfer of the case for hearing.

The record; what constitutes; nontransferability of the administrative file.

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

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

Formal hearings; procedure initiating.

Formal hearings; how conducted.

Formal hearings; parties.

Formal hearings; representatives of parties.

Formal hearings; notice.

Formal hearings; new issues.

Formal hearings; change of time or place for hearings; postponements.

Formal hearings; general procedures.

Formal hearings; evidence.

Formal hearings; witnesses.

Formal hearings; depositions; interrogatories.

Formal hearings; witness fees.

Formal hearings; oral argument and written allegations.

Formal hearings; record of hearing.

Formal hearings; consolidated issues; consolidated cases.

Formal hearings; waiver of right to appear.

Formal hearings; termination.

Formal hearings; preparation of final decision and order; content.

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

Finality of compensation orders.

Withdrawal of controversion of issues set for formal hearing; effect.

Interlocutory matters.

Supplementary compensation orders.

Modification of awards.

Appeals; where.

Appeals; what may be appealed.

Appeals; time limitations.

Appeals; procedure.

Medical care defined.

Employer's duty to furnish; duration.

Employee's right to choose physician; limitations.

Physician defined.

Selection of physician; emergencies.

Change of physicians; non-emergencies.

Supervision of medical care.

Evaluation of medical questions; impartial specialists.

Evaluation of medical questions; results disputed.

Duties of employees with respect to special examinations.

Special examinations; nature of impartiality of specialists.

Special examinations; costs chargeable to employer or carrier.

Fees for medical services; prevailing community charges.

Fees for medical services; unresolved disputes on prevailing charges.

Fees for medical services; unresolved disputes on charges; procedure.

Fees for medical services; disputes; hearings; necessary parties.

Fees for medical services; disputes; effect of adverse decision.

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

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

Issuance of authorization; binding effect upon insurance carrier.

Effect of failure to obtain initial authorization.

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

Grounds for debarment.

Debarment process.

Requests for hearing.

Judicial review.

Effects of debarment.

Reinstatement.

Claims for loss of hearing.

Vocational rehabilitation; objective.

Vocational rehabilitation; action by district directors.

Vocational rehabilitation; action by adviser.

Vocational rehabilitation; referrals to State Employment Agencies.

Vocational rehabilitation; referrals to other public and private agencies.

Vocational rehabilitation; training.

Vocational rehabilitation; maintenance allowance.

Vocational rehabilitation; confidentiality of information.

Definitions.

Notice and claims.

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

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

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

Scope and intent of this subpart.

Applicability of this subpart.

Definitions.

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

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

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

What weekly maximum rates apply to death benefits?

What weekly minimum rates apply to compensation for partial disability?

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

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

What weekly minimum rates apply to death benefits?