{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-30-13","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-30-13","heading":"Controversies submitted to court.","body":"(a) Any controversy over which the workers’ compensation court has jurisdiction in accordance with chapters 29 — 38 and chapter 53 of this title, including compensation; reasonableness of medical and hospital bills; degree of functional impairment and/or disability; a dispute between an insurance carrier and an employer under a workers’ compensation insurance contract, except disputes under the jurisdiction of the workers’ compensation appeals board established pursuant to § 27-9-29; failure of an employer to secure the payment of compensation under chapters 29 — 38 and chapter 53 of this title and any controversy in which the state or any of its political subdivisions is a party; and appeals from an order of the retirement board pursuant to § 45-21.2-9 shall be submitted to the court in the manner provided in chapters 33 and 35 of this title.\n(b) Disputes between an insurance carrier and an employer under a workers’ compensation insurance contract shall not be subject to a pretrial conference in accordance with § 28-35-20, but shall be assigned consistent with the rules of practice of the workers’ compensation court.","path":["Title 28 Labor and Labor Relations","Chapter 30 Workers’ Compensation Court"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-30/28-30-13.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:57:56Z","sha256":"2cc165d0f158e7dfae60e4182b530a554d73b76b6e23f51061df4ca28dc6926e","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-30-12","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-30-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}