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Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act

Table of Contents

Updated August 2010

Information Page Conversion Table: PA Workers' Compensation Act - Purdon's Statutes Annotated An Act
Article I. Interpretation and Definitions
Article II. Damages by Action at Law
Article III. Liability and Compensation
Article IV. Procedure
Article V. General Provisions
Article VI. Additional Coverages
Article VII. Insurance Rates
Article VIII. Self-Insurance Pooling
Article IX. Self-Insurance Guaranty Fund
Article X. Health and Safety
Article XI. Insurance Fraud
Article XII. Fraud Enforcement
Article XIII. Small Business Advocate
Article XIV. Workers’ Compensation Judges
Article XV. State Workers’ Insurance Fund
Article XVI. Uninsured Employers Guaranty Fund
Topical Index

Pennsylvania Occupational Disease Act

An Act
Article I. Interpretation and Definitions
Article II. Damages by Action at Law
Article III. Elective Compensation
Article IV. Procedure
Article V. General Provisions
Topical Index

Rules and Regulations

Chapter 111. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Subchapter B. Appeals
Subchapter C. Supersedeas on Appeal to the Board and Courts
Subchapter D. Other Petitions Chapter 121. General Provisions Chapter 123. General Provisions Part II
Subchapter A. Offset of Unemployment Compensation, Social Security (Old Age), Severance and Pension Benefits
Subchapter B. Impairment Ratings
Subchapter C. Qualifications for Vocational Experts Approved by the Department
Subchapter D. Earning Power Determinations
Subchapter E. Collective Bargaining
Subchapter F. Employe Reporting and Verification Requirements
Subchapter G. Informal Conference
Subchapter H. Use of Optically Scanned Documents Chapter 125. Workers’ Compensation Self-Insurance
Subchapter A. Individual Self-Insurance
Subchapter B. Group Self-Insurance
Subchapter C. Self-Insuring Guaranty Fund Chapter 127. Workers’ Compensation Medical Cost Containment
Subchapter A. Preliminary Provisions
Subchapter B. Medical Fees and Fee Review

Calculations
Medical Fee Updates
Billing Transactions
Review of Medical Fee Disputes
Self-Referrals

Subchapter C. Medical Treatment Review

UR - General Requirements
UR - Initial Request
UR - Petition for Review
Peer Review
Authorization of UROs and PROs

Subchapter D. Employer List of Designated Providers Chapter 129. Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety
Subchapter A. Preliminary Provisions
Subchapter B. Insurer’s Accident and Illness Prevention Services
Subchapter C. Individual Self-Insured Employer’s Accident and Illness Prevention Programs
Subchapter D. Group Self-Insurance Fund’s Accident and Illness Prevention Programs
Subchapter E. Accident and Illness Prevention Services Providers Requirements
Subchapter F. Workplace Safety Committees
Subchapter G. Hearings
Subchapter H. Order to Show Cause/Penalties Chapter 131. Special Rules of Administrative Practice and Procedure before Workers' Compensation Judges
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Subchapter B. Time
Subchapter C. Formal Proceedings

General
Pleadings
Supersedeas
Hearing Procedure
Exchange of Information and Depositions and Discovery
Subpoenas
Stipulations
Briefs, Findings of Fact, Close of Record and Oral Argument
Decisions
Penalty Proceedings

Statements of Policy

Chapter 122. General Provisions
Subchapter G. Coordinated Care Organizations Chapter 123. General Provisions Part II
Subchapter I. Uninsured Employer Guaranty Fund Chapter 126. Health Care Under the Workers' Compensation Act Chapter 130. Occupational Disease Under the Workers’ Compensation Act Appendices
Appendix A. Additional Provisions of the Act
Appendix B. Pennsylvania Accident Reporting Act
Appendix C. Forms
Appendix D. Statewide Average Weekly Wage