Rhode Island § 28-37-9 - Workers’ Compensation Administrative Fund
Full text of Rhode Island Rhode Island General Laws § 28-37-9 — Workers’ Compensation Administrative Fund, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 28-37-9. Workers’ Compensation Administrative Fund
R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-37-9
§ 28-37-9. Payments and reimbursement of payments to totally incapacitated persons.
The payments provided for under § 28-37-8 shall be made by the insurance carriers or certified employers and they shall be reimbursed out of the fund established by § 28-37-1 after furnishing the director a quarterly statement setting forth the names and addresses of the injured workers entitled to payments under § 28-37-8 and the basis upon which those payments were made. Those sums shall be paid out of the workers’ compensation administrative fund by order of the director and shall be made by the director by order drawn on the general treasurer to be charged against the workers’ compensation administrative fund. Whenever an insurance carrier or certified employer, obligated to continue payments under this section, becomes insolvent or is no longer in business, continuance of payments out of the workers’ compensation administrative fund shall be made directly by the director.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2-A, § 27; P.L. 1951, ch. 2726, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297,
§ 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-37-9; P.L. 1958, ch. 121, § 1; P.L. 1965, ch. 82, § 1; P.L. 1985,
ch. 365, § 10; P.L. 1986, ch. 507, § 11; P.L. 1990, ch. 279, § 2; P.L. 1990, ch. 332,
art. 3, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 206, § 7.
Frequently Asked Questions About Rhode Island § 28-37-9
What does Rhode Island General Laws § 28-37-9 cover?
Section 28-37-9 ("Workers’ Compensation Administrative Fund") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. 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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