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Title 21: Labor

Chapter 009: Employer's Liability and Workers' Compensation

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•    § 601. Definitions

•    § 602. Process and procedure

•    § 603. Witnesses, oaths, books, papers, records

•    § 604. Manner of trying causes; evidence

•    § 605. Testimony of person outside the State, how taken

•    § 606. Determination of questions

•    § 607. Decisions; enforcement; appeals

•    § 608. Application of chapter when State not an employer

•    § 609. Repealed. 1981, No. 165 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.

•    § 610. Election by State as employer

•    §§ 611-615. Repealed. 1977, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. May 3, 1978.

•    §§ 612-615. Repealed. 1973, No. 70, § 3.

•    § 616. Employments covered

•    § 617. Repealed. 1969, No. 186 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.

•    § 618. Compensation for personal injury

•    § 619. Injuries outside State

•    § 620. Worker hired outside State

•    § 621. Interstate commerce

•    § 622. Right to compensation exclusive

•    § 623. Contracts to work outside State

•    § 624. Dual liability; claims, settlement procedure

•    § 625. Contracting out forbidden

•    §§ 626-631. Repealed. 1981, No. 165 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.

•    § 629. Repealed. 1989, No. 104, § 2, eff. Feb. 1, 1990.

•    §§ 630, 631. Repealed. 1981, No. 165 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.

•    § 632. Compensation to dependents; burial and funeral expenses

•    § 633. Apportionment of compensation

•    § 634. Dependents; construction

•    § 635. Periods of compensation

•    § 636. Compensation for unexpired period; determined

•    § 637. Death benefits; rival claimants

•    § 638. Repealed. 1977, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. May 3, 1978.

•    § 639. Death, payment to dependents

•    § 640. Medical benefits; assistive devices; home and automobile modifications

•    § 640a. Medical bills; payment; dispute

•    § 640b. Request for preauthorization to determine if proposed benefits are necessary

•    § 640c. Opioid usage deterrence

•    § 641. Vocational rehabilitation

•    § 642. Temporary total disability benefits

•    § 642a. Temporary total; insurer review

•    § 643. Period of payments

•    § 643a. Discontinuance of benefits

•    § 643b. Reinstatement; seniority and benefits protected

•    § 643c. Commissioner to provide notice; monitoring

•    § 643d. Work search; requirements; exceptions

•    § 644. Permanent total disability

•    § 645. Amount payable

•    § 646. Temporary partial disability benefits

•    § 647. Period of payment

•    § 648. Permanent partial disability benefits

•    § 649. Injuries not covered; burden of proof

•    § 650. Payment; average wage; computation

•    § 651. Voluntary payments

•    § 652. Periodical payments; lump sum payments

•    § 653. Repealed. 1977, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. May 3, 1978.

•    § 654. Trustee in case of lump payments; appointment; expense

•    § 655. Procedure in obtaining compensation; medical examination; video and audio recording

•    § 655a. Release of relevant medical records by health care providers; Department to oversee release and use of relevant medical information

•    § 656. Notice of injury and claim for compensation

•    § 657. After court judgment against employee

•    § 658. Form of notice and claim

•    § 659. Giving of notice and making of claim

•    § 660. Sufficiency of notice of injury

•    § 660a. Electronic filing of reports of injury

•    § 661. Limitation of time as regards minors and persons with a mental condition or psychiatric disability

•    § 662. Agreements; required payments in absence of

•    § 663. Hearings, where held; decision

•    § 663a. Workers' compensation dispute mediation

•    § 663b. Fraud

•    § 664. Trial and award

•    § 665. Repealed. 1985, No. 194 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.

•    § 666. Manner of giving notice of hearing

•    § 667. Examination by independent medical examiners

•    § 668. Modification of awards

•    § 669. Finality of award

•    § 670. Appeals to Superior Court

•    § 671. Jurisdiction; findings for new award

•    § 672. Appeals to the Supreme Court

•    § 673. Appeal in case of fraud, accident, or mistake

•    § 674. Service of petition

•    § 675. Enforcement of award

•    § 676. Revision of decrees

•    § 677. New hearings; when granted; procedure

•    § 678. Costs; attorney's fees

•    § 679. Fees of sheriffs and witnesses

•    § 680. Preferences

•    § 681. Claims not assignable

•    § 682. Liens against compensation

•    §§ 683-686. Repealed. 1999, No. 41, § 8(a)(2).

•    § 687. Security for compensation

•    § 687a. Self-insurance by associations

•    § 688. Administrative penalties; insurance company's license suspended

•    § 689. Employer compelled to insure

•    § 690. Certificate, form; copy of policy

•    § 691. Posting of notice of compliance

•    § 691a. Posting of safety records

•    § 692. Penalties; failure to insure; stop work orders

•    § 693. The insurance contract

•    § 694. Knowledge of employer to affect insurance carrier

•    § 695. Insolvency of employer not to release insurance carrier

•    § 696. Cancellation of insurance contracts

•    § 697. Notice of intent not to renew policy

•    § 698. Insurance by State and municipalities

•    § 699. Employees not to pay for insurance

•    § 700. Examination of policy

•    § 701. Reports of accidents by employers

•    § 702. Contents; penalty

•    § 703. Reports of payments made by employers

•    § 704. Reports; penalty

•    § 705. Registration; penalty

•    § 706. Construction

•    § 707. Repealed. 2003, No. 122 (Adj. Sess.), § 294(o).

•    § 708. Penalty for false representation

•    § 709. Rules of construction

•    § 710. Unlawful discrimination

•    § 711. Workers' Compensation Administration Fund

•    § 712. Enforcement by Attorney General [Repealed effective July 1, 2026]

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