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O.C.G.A. § 34-9-131 · Insurer permit requirement; claim office within state.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-132 · Grounds for revocation of insurance carrier’s permit.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-133 · Apportionment and assignment of rejected risks; Workers’ Compensation Assigned Risk Insurance Plan; merit rating plan.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-134 · Appeals from decisions under Code Sections 34-9-122 and 34-9-131 through 34-9-133.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-135 · [Reserved] Disclosure of costs by insurer.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-136 · Statistical data submitted by insurance company to rating organization; verification by employer; issuance of experience modification worksheets to insured.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-137 · Considerations in employer’s experience modification factor.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-138 · Consideration of employer’s experience while self-insured.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-150 · Purpose of article.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-151 · Definitions.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-151.1 · Eligibility for establishing a fund.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-151.2 · Filing of intent to form fund; notice of intent to refuse to issue certificate of authority.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-152 · Application to Commissioner for certificate of authority to create fund; contents of application; filing fee; membership of fund.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-153 · Issuance of certificate of authority; grounds for denial or revocation; annual renewal fee.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-154 · Compliance with workers’ compensation obligations by participation in fund.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-155 · License required for solicitation of membership or participation in fund; procedure for admission of new members; underwriting criteria.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-156 · Voluntary termination of members; grounds and procedure for involuntary termination of membership; effect of voluntary or involuntary termination on obligations.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-157 · Boards of trustees — Appointment of members.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-158 · Boards of trustees — Powers.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-159 · Annual reports of affairs and operations of funds; additional periodic reports; verification of reports; compliance condition for renewal of certificates.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-160 · Method of determining financial condition and solvency of a fund and financial capacity of fund to pay obligations.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-161 · Securities deposit; excess loss funding program.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-162 · Maintenance of surplus and expendable surplus; waiver of surplus requirements; return of surplus to members of fund.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-163 · Investment of assets; maintenance of loss reserves.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-164 · Payment of operating expenses by members of fund; liability of members; payment by funds of expenses of State Board of Workers’ Compensation; legal capacity of funds.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-165 · Requirements as to contracts between funds and administrators not employed by funds.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-166 · Fiduciary responsibilities of trustees, officers, or administrators of moneys.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-167 · Bond, liability insurance, and resident office of administrator.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-168 · Grounds and procedure for restraining transaction of business by fund or administrator; appointment of receivers; criminal prosecution.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-169 · Revocation and suspension of certificates of authority; probation and fine; voluntary dissolution or termination of functions.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-170 · [Reserved] Taxes — Imposition; deductions, reductions, abatements, and credits.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-171 · Tax exemption.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-172 · Examinations by Commissioner to verify solvency of funds.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-173 · Remedy of deficiencies in surplus or reserve; initiation of insolvency proceedings; assessments upon liquidation.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-174 · Promulgation of rules and regulations.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-175 · Hearings or other proceedings for aggrieved parties.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-176 · Service of process; venue of actions.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-177 · Funds not to be deemed insurers.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-178 · Construction of article.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-179 · Application of Chapter 6 of Title 33 to funds; enforcement by Commissioner.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-180 · Officials of funds prohibited from having pecuniary interests in transactions; exceptions.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-181 · Administrative fines, probation, or additional penalties.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-182 · Deadline for compliance.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-200 · Compensation for medical care, artificial members, and other treatment and supplies; effect of employee’s refusal of treatment; employer’s liability for temporary care.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-200.1 · Rehabilitation benefits; effect of employee’s refusal of treatment; rehabilitation suppliers; catastrophic injury cases.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-201 · Selection of physician from panel of physicians; change of physician or treatment; liability of employer for failure to maintain panel.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-202 · Examination of injured employee; request for autopsy; examination by physician designated by employee.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-203 · Employer’s pecuniary liability for medical charges; liability for medical malpractice; payment of reasonable charges; defense for failure to make payments; penalties.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-204 · Compensation where death or disability caused by nonwork related injury.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-205 · Board approval of physician’s fees, hospital, and other charges; collection of fees; schedule of charges; filing costs for peer review.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-206 · Reimbursement for costs of medical treatment.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-207 · Employee’s waiver of confidentiality of communications with physician; release for medical records and information; refusal to sign release.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-208 · Certification of managed health care providers.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-220 · Period of incapacity preceding payment of compensation.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-221 · Procedure; payment controverted by employer; delinquency charge; enforcement.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-222 · Lump sum payments of all or part of compensation generally.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-223 · Lump sum payments to trustees.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-224 · Payment of compensation to employees in service of more than one employer.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-225 · Effect of written receipt of widow or widower, minor, or guardian upon liability of employer; determination of obligation of employer to rival claimants.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-226 · Appointment of guardian for minor or incompetent claimant.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-240 · Effect of refusal of suitable employment by injured employee; attempting or refusing to attempt work with restrictions.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-241 · Effect of subsequent injury on compensation.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-242 · Compensation for injury outside of state.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-243 · Effect of payments made when not due; employer credit or reduction for employer funded payments pursuant to disability plan.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-244 · Reimbursement of provider of disability benefits to person who subsequently files claim.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-245 · Repayment of overpayment by claimant.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-260 · Basis and method for computing compensation generally.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-261 · Compensation for total disability.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-262 · Compensation for temporary partial disability.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-263 · Compensation for permanent partial disability.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-264 · Compensation for loss of hearing caused by harmful noise; procedure for measuring degree of hearing impairment; eligibility for compensation; liability of employer.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-265 · Compensation for death resulting from injury and other causes; penalty for death from injury proximately caused by intentional act of employer; payment of death benefits where no dependents found.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-266 · Payment of compensation for time loss, disability, or death resulting from hernia.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-280 · Definitions.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-281 · Prerequisites to compensation for occupational disease.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-282 · Payment of medical and burial expenses of claimants.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-283 · Applicability to occupational diseases of provisions of Code Section 34-9-263 regarding permanent partial industrial disabilities.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-284 · Liability of last employer; compensation based on average weekly wage.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-285 · Noncompensable disease or infirmity.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-286 · [Reserved] Payment of compensation to persons whose relationship with employee arises after disability.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-287 · [Reserved] Applicability of article to occupational diseases in which last injurious exposure occurred before April 30, 1946.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-288 · Applicability of provisions of chapter to article.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-289 · Exclusive liability of employer for employee’s death or disability from occupational disease.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-290 · [Reserved] Reporting of hazardous occupations and cases of occupational disease to Department of Human Resources.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-291 · Effect of false representations by employee regarding previous disability from or compensation for occupational disease.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-292 · Payment of expenses of board.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-310 · Resolution of medical questions resulting from claims for compensation.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-311 · [Reserved] Investigation of medical questions by medical board; hearing before medical board; examination of employee by physician; autopsy to determine cause of death; filing of report of medical board with State Board of Workers’ Compensation.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-312 · [Reserved] Promulgation of rules and regulations by medical board as to making of examinations and autopsies; determination of location of examinations; procedure by medical board in conducting medical investigations; reporting of investigations to full medical board and to State Board of Workers’ Compensation; reporting of final decision of medical board; procedure by parties for appealing final decision; rendering of decision by board on appeal; conclusiveness of medical board’s decisions as to medical questions.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-313 · Power to compel attendance of witnesses and production of records.
O.C.G.A. §§ 34-9-330 through 34-9-335 · [Reserved]
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-350 · Purpose and construction of article.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-351 · Definitions.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-351.1 · Exclusion from eligibility for reimbursement of certain self-insured employers.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-352 · Creation and authority of Subsequent Injury Trust Fund; state treasurer as custodian.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-353 · Surety bonds of administrator and custodian.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-354 · Creation and appointment of board of trustees; duties; term of office of members and chairman; oath of office.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-355 · Appointment of administrator; administration of article; members of retirement system.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-356 · Payment of travel expenses of board members, administrator, and employees; per diem allowance of board members.
O.C.G.A. § 34-9-357 · Payment of costs of administration; submission and approval of annual budget; audit of funds.