South Carolina Code — 42
Browse 216 sections in division 42 of the South Carolina code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 42-1-10. Short title.
- § 42-1-20. Application of definitions.
- § 42-1-30. "Adoption" and "adopted" defined.
- § 42-1-40. "Average weekly wages" defined.
- § 42-1-50. "Average weekly wage in this State for the preceding fiscal year" defined.
- § 42-1-60. "Carrier" and "insurer" defined.
- § 42-1-70. "Child", "grandchild", "brother" and "sister" defined.
- § 42-1-80. "Commission" defined.
- § 42-1-90. "Commission" defined; reference to administrative or judicial department.
- § 42-1-100. "Compensation" defined.
- § 42-1-110. "Death" defined.
- § 42-1-120. "Disability" defined.
- § 42-1-130. "Employee" defined.
- § 42-1-140. "Employer" defined.
- § 42-1-150. "Employment" defined.
- § 42-1-160. "Injury" and "personal injury" defined.
- § 42-1-170. "Parent" defined.
- § 42-1-172. Definitions.
- § 42-1-175. "Surviving spouse" defined.
- § 42-1-310. Presumption of acceptance of provisions of title.
- § 42-1-315. Applicability of title respecting work-related injuries to program participants.
- § 42-1-320. Applicability to public entities and their employees.
- § 42-1-360. Exemption of casual employees and certain other employments.
- § 42-1-380. Waiver of exemption by employer.
- § 42-1-390. Withdrawal of waiver of exemption by employer.
- § 42-1-400. Liability of owner to workmen of subcontractor.
- § 42-1-410. Liability of contractor to workmen of subcontractor.
- § 42-1-415. Representation of coverage; reimbursement from Uninsured Employers' Fund.
- § 42-1-420. Liability of subcontractor to workmen of sub-subcontractor.
- § 42-1-430. Construction of title when proceedings are against owner or contractor.
- § 42-1-440. Indemnity of principal contractor.
- § 42-1-450. Workman may recover from subcontractor.
- § 42-1-460. Contracts subject to title.
- § 42-1-470. Coverage of prisoners and convicts generally.
- § 42-1-480. Coverage for inmates of the State Department of Corrections.
- § 42-1-490. Payments to claimant-inmates of State Department of Corrections.
- § 42-1-500. County or municipal prisoners.
- § 42-1-505. Coverage of convicted persons under custody or supervision of Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services.
- § 42-1-520. Defenses available to employer operating under title when employee is not so operating.
- § 42-1-540. Employee's rights and remedies under title exclude all others against employer.
- § 42-1-550. Rights against third persons prior to award.
- § 42-1-560. Right to compensation not affected by liability of third party; rights and remedies against third party.
- § 42-1-570. Amount of compensation not admissible in suits against third parties.
- § 42-1-580. Effect of rights of third party against employer on employee's recovery.
- § 42-1-590. Compensability of injuries to illegally employed minor.
- § 42-1-600. Suits by public employees.
- § 42-1-610. Agreement or regulation does not limit liability of employer.
- § 42-1-620. Agreements of employee to waive rights invalid.
- § 42-1-630. Situation in which provisions of title are not admissible in trial.
- § 42-1-640. Performance of statutory duty not excused.
- § 42-1-650. Limitation of actions after claim erroneously made.
- § 42-1-660. Immunity from liability on construction projects; exceptions.
- § 42-1-700. Specificity of description of injured or affected body parts; Employee's Notice of Claim and Request for Hearing (Form 50).
- § 42-1-705. Employer's Answer to Request for Hearing (Form 51); specificity as to possible defenses.
- § 42-3-10. Creation and departments of South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission.
- § 42-3-20. Membership, terms of office, vacancies and duties of commission, chairman.
- § 42-3-25. Chairman; executive director.
- § 42-3-30. Promulgation of rules and regulations by commission.
- § 42-3-40. Salaries of commissioners.
- § 42-3-60. Administrative assistant to commissioner.
- § 42-3-80. Executive director of administrative department.
- § 42-3-90. Divisions of administrative department.
- § 42-3-100. Annual budget.
- § 42-3-105. Commission's authority to double fines and penalties; penalties for noncompliance by uninsured employers.
- § 42-3-110. Approval of expense and travel vouchers.
- § 42-3-120. Advisory committee.
- § 42-3-130. Service of subpoenas; witness fees.
- § 42-3-140. Power of commission to subpoena witnesses, administer oaths and examine books and records.
- § 42-3-150. Manner in which attendance of witnesses and production of books and records may be compelled.
- § 42-3-160. Manner in which depositions of witnesses shall be taken.
- § 42-3-170. Manner in which hearings shall be conducted.
- § 42-3-175. Failure to pay claims; sanctions; notice to Department of Insurance.
- § 42-3-180. Commission to decide questions arising under title.
- § 42-3-185. Promulgation of policies or procedures implementing Section 42-15-90.
- § 42-3-190. Preparation and furnishing of forms and literature.
- § 42-3-195. Commission to provide information and statistics; confidentiality.
- § 42-3-210. Tabulation and publication of accident reports.
- § 42-3-220. Collection of fines and penalties; use of proceeds.
- § 42-3-230. Destruction of inactive files.
- § 42-3-240. Annual reports.
- § 42-3-250. Commissioners bound by Code of Judicial Conduct; continuing education requirement.
- § 42-5-10. Employer shall secure payment of compensation; extent of liability.
- § 42-5-20. Insurance or proof of financial ability to pay required; self-insurer prohibited.
- § 42-5-25. Temporary workers' compensation coverage for applicant to approved self-insurance fund.
- § 42-5-30. Employer shall file evidence of compliance with Title.
- § 42-5-40. Penalty for failure to secure payment of compensation.
- § 42-5-45. Penalty for failure of employer to secure payment of compensation.
- § 42-5-50. Certificate of compliance.
- § 42-5-60. Insurance deemed subject to title; approval of forms.
- § 42-5-70. Clauses required in insurance contracts.
- § 42-5-80. Liability of insurer.
- § 42-5-130. Procedure upon withdrawal of carrier from State.
- § 42-5-190. Tax on self-insurers.
- § 42-5-200. Employee shall not pay any portion of insurance, self-insurance fund, or other things required by title.
- § 42-5-210. Insurance carrier subrogated to rights of employer.
- § 42-5-220. Compromises by carrier must be approved.
- § 42-5-230. Manner in which notice to insurance carrier given.
- § 42-5-240. Penalties.
- § 42-5-250. Title not applicable to insurance for single catastrophe hazards.
- § 42-7-10. Establishment of State Accident Fund; contents.
- § 42-7-20. Administration of fund; director.
- § 42-7-30. Legal representation for fund; extra legal services; fees and expenses.
- § 42-7-40. Application to State.
- § 42-7-50. Subdivisions of State; optimal participation.
- § 42-7-60. Officers and employees covered by article.
- § 42-7-65. Average weekly wage designated for certain categories of employees.
- § 42-7-67. Benefits for State and National Guard members.
- § 42-7-70. Rates and premiums.
- § 42-7-75. State agencies required to pay workers' compensation premiums; State Treasurer's duties as to state accident fund.
- § 42-7-80. Payment of awards; notice of intention to contest award.
- § 42-7-90. Expenditures from fund.
- § 42-7-100. Fund director may insure liability.
- § 42-7-200. Workers' Compensation Uninsured Employers' Fund; claims; collection powers; reimbursement agreements; funding.
- § 42-7-210. Transfers from general fund to State Accident Fund authorized.
- § 42-7-220. South Carolina First Responder Line of Duty Death Benefit Fund.
- § 42-7-310. Establishment, purpose, administration, funding and staff of Second Injury Fund.
- § 42-7-320. Termination of Second Injury Fund; schedule.
- § 42-9-5. Basis for award.
- § 42-9-10. Amount of compensation for total disability; what constitutes total disability.
- § 42-9-20. Amount of compensation for partial disability.
- § 42-9-30. Schedule of period of disability and compensation.
- § 42-9-35. Evidence of preexisting injury or condition.
- § 42-9-40. Compensation for hernia.
- § 42-9-60. Injury or death occasioned by intoxication or wilful intention of employee; burden of proof.
- § 42-9-90. Increase in compensation which is not paid when due.
- § 42-9-110. Persons conclusively presumed to be wholly dependent.
- § 42-9-120. Determination and requirements of other cases of dependency.
- § 42-9-130. Division of death benefit when there is more than one dependent.
- § 42-9-140. Payment when deceased employee leaves no dependents or partial dependents.
- § 42-9-150. Employees with permanent disability or injury from service in Armed Forces or previous employment; entitlement to compensation; additional benefits.
- § 42-9-160. Amount of compensation for employee injured while drawing compensation for previous disability in same employment.
- § 42-9-170. Permanent injury after sustaining another permanent injury in same employment; entitlement to compensation; extension of period of payment.
- § 42-9-190. No compensation to injured employee refusing suitable employment.
- § 42-9-200. Dates on which compensation commences.
- § 42-9-210. Deduction from compensation of payments made by employer when not due and payable.
- § 42-9-220. Manner in which compensation paid.
- § 42-9-230. Date on which compensation payable under agreement becomes due.
- § 42-9-240. Date on which compensation payable under award becomes due.
- § 42-9-250. Payment of compensation monthly or quarterly authorized.
- § 42-9-260. Notice to commission when payments have begun; suspension or termination of payments.
- § 42-9-270. Notice of final payment; penalty for failure to give notice.
- § 42-9-280. Payment of unpaid balance of compensation when employee dies.
- § 42-9-290. Amount of compensation for death of employee due to accident.
- § 42-9-301. Lump-sum payments.
- § 42-9-310. Trustees may administer lump-sum settlements.
- § 42-9-320. Persons who may receive and receipt for payments; discharge of liability of employer on receipt.
- § 42-9-330. Exercise of rights for incompetent or infant employees.
- § 42-9-340. Effect of payment in good faith to junior dependents.
- § 42-9-350. Payment of compensation of employee working for several employers at time of injury.
- § 42-9-360. Assignments of compensation; exemptions from claims of creditors and taxes.
- § 42-9-370. Preferences or priorities of rights of compensation.
- § 42-9-390. Voluntary settlements.
- § 42-9-400. Reimbursement from Second Injury Fund when disability substantially greater or caused by aggravation of preexisting impairment.
- § 42-9-410. Reimbursement from Second Injury Fund for employee who becomes totally and permanently disabled in a subsequent injury; notice of preexisting permanent impairment.
- § 42-9-430. Workers' compensation benefits.
- § 42-9-440. Suspected false statements or misrepresentations to be reported to Insurance Fraud Division of Office of Attorney General.
- § 42-9-450. Employer's representatives to pay by check or electronic payment systems.
- § 42-11-10. "Occupational disease" defined.
- § 42-11-20. "Disablement" and "disability" defined.
- § 42-11-30. Presumptions; heart or respiratory disease as to firefighters; cardiac-related incident as to law enforcement officers; report of physical examination required.
- § 42-11-40. Occupational diseases treated as injuries by accident.
- § 42-11-50. Limitation on compensation payable to employee disabled by both injury and occupational disease.
- § 42-11-60. Requirements for compensation for pulmonary diseases.
- § 42-11-70. Time in which disease must have been contracted.
- § 42-11-80. Wilful misrepresentation by employee as to absence of disease; waivers.
- § 42-11-90. Amount of compensation when noncompensable cause or disease affects occupational disease.
- § 42-11-100. Amount of compensation payable for disability; exceptions.
- § 42-11-110. No presumptions; misconception of remedy.
- § 42-11-120. Procedure for determining claims; reference of medical question to medical board.
- § 42-11-130. Membership of medical board.
- § 42-11-140. Fees and expenses of medical board.
- § 42-11-150. Procedure before medical board.
- § 42-11-160. Decisions on questions by medical board.
- § 42-11-170. Membership of medical advisory panel.
- § 42-11-180. Compensation of members of medical advisory panel.
- § 42-11-185. Medical examination in lieu of medical panel for occupationally related disease claims.
- § 42-11-190. Promulgation of rules, regulations, and schedules.
- § 42-11-200. Rejection of chapter.
- § 42-13-10. Definitions.
- § 42-13-20. Employers and employees subject to chapter.
- § 42-13-30. Effect of injury suffered outside State; effect of injury to employee of nonresident employer; effect of award under law of another state.
- § 42-13-40. Waiver by employee shall be invalid.
- § 42-13-50. Employer who is liable for awards; apportionment of liability.
- § 42-13-60. Time for filing claims.
- § 42-13-70. Compensability of all forms of injury, disability or death.
- § 42-13-80. Employee's right to medical services, appliances and supplies.
- § 42-13-90. Employee's right to vocational rehabilitation services.
- § 42-13-100. Certain settlements shall be invalid unless approved by commission.
- § 42-13-110. Powers of commission.
- § 42-13-120. Application of other provisions.
- § 42-13-130. Rejection of chapter.
- § 42-15-10. State law under which claim is authorized to be filed.
- § 42-15-20. Notice to employer of accident or repetitive trauma.
- § 42-15-40. Time for filing claim; filing by registered mail.
- § 42-15-50. Limitation of time on notice or claim of mentally incompetent person or minor.
- § 42-15-55. Appointment of guardian ad litem for minors or mentally incompetent persons.
- § 42-15-60. Time period medical treatment and supplies furnished; refusal to accept treatment; settled claims; total and permanent disability.
- § 42-15-65. Compensation for damage to prosthetic device, eyeglasses, or hearing aid.
- § 42-15-70. Liability of employer for medical treatment; effect of malpractice.
- § 42-15-80. Submission to physical examinations; admissibility of communications to physician; autopsy; role of rehabilitation professionals.
- § 42-15-90. Fees of attorneys and physicians and hospital charges approved by commission.
- § 42-15-95. Release of medical records; communication of medical history by health care provider.
- § 42-17-10. Agreement as to compensation.
- § 42-17-20. Hearing before commission on compensation payable.
- § 42-17-30. Commission may appoint doctor to examine injured employee; compensation.
- § 42-17-40. Conduct of hearing; award.
- § 42-17-50. Review and rehearing by commission.
- § 42-17-60. Conclusiveness of award; appeals; payment of compensation during appeal; accrual of interest.
- § 42-17-70. Judgment on agreement or award.
- § 42-17-80. Costs.
- § 42-17-90. Review of award on change of condition.
- § 42-19-10. Employers' records and reports of injuries.
- § 42-19-20. Employers' reports of termination or extension beyond sixty days of disability.
- § 42-19-30. Penalty for failure to make required reports.
- § 42-19-40. Records shall not be public.
- § 42-19-50. Penalty for failing to file report of insurance coverage.