Mississippi § 71-3-38 - Special workers’ compensation account for payment.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 71-3-38 — Special workers’ compensation account for payment., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 71-3-38. Special workers’ compensation account for payment.
While acting as a self-insurer as authorized by Section 71-3-5, the state highway commission is authorized and empowered to establish and maintain, from funds made available upon requisition from the state treasury, a special workmen’s compensation account, and to deposit such funds therein, and to pay therefrom the workmen’s compensation benefits as authorized by Section 71-3-37, and to pay such awards as may be entered and such other costs, expenses and benefits as may be incidental to the settlement of such workmen’s compensation claims. Disbursement from such special account shall be by check properly drawn against such account and signed by such personnel as may be duly authorized by the state highway commission. Payment from the special account shall be deemed payments of and from the State of Mississippi.
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Section 71-3-38 ("Special workers’ compensation account for payment.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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