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2018 Mississippi Code
Title 71 - Labor and Industry
Chapter 3 - Workers’ Compensation
General Provisions
- § 71-3-1. Citation; purpose; construction.
- § 71-3-3. Definitions.
- § 71-3-5. Application.
- § 71-3-7. Liability for payment of compensation.
- § 71-3-9. Exclusiveness of liability.
- § 71-3-11. Waiting period.
- § 71-3-13. Maximum and minimum recovery.
- § 71-3-15. Medical services and supplies.
- § 71-3-17. Compensation for disability.
- § 71-3-19. Maintenance while undergoing vocational rehabilitation.
- § 71-3-21. Temporary partial disability.
- § 71-3-23. Hernia.
- § 71-3-25. Compensation for death.
- § 71-3-27. Aliens.
- § 71-3-29. Compromise, commutation, and lump sum payments.
- § 71-3-31. Determination of wages.
- § 71-3-33. Guardian for minor or incompetent.
- § 71-3-35. Limitation.
- § 71-3-37. Payment of compensation.
- § 71-3-38. Special workers’ compensation account for payment.
- § 71-3-39. Recording and reporting of payments.
- § 71-3-41. Invalid agreements.
- § 71-3-43. Assignment and exemption from claims of creditors.
- § 71-3-45. Compensation a lien against assets.
- § 71-3-47. Determination for claims for compensation.
- § 71-3-49. Enforcement of payment in default.
- § 71-3-51. Court review of compensation award.
- § 71-3-53. Continuing jurisdiction of the commission.
- § 71-3-55. Procedure before the commission.
- § 71-3-57. Witnesses and their fees.
- § 71-3-59. Costs in proceedings brought without reasonable ground; penalties for pursuit of frivolous claim.
- § 71-3-61. Procedural authority of the commission.
- § 71-3-63. Fees for legal and other services.
- § 71-3-65. Record of injury or death.
- § 71-3-66. Confidentiality of records.
- § 71-3-67. Reports of injuries.
- § 71-3-69. Penalty for misrepresentation.
- § 71-3-71. Compensation for injuries where third parties are liable.
- § 71-3-73. Second Injury Trust Fund.
- § 71-3-75. Security for payment of compensation.
- § 71-3-77. Insurance policy regulations.
- § 71-3-79. Acceptance of premium by carrier and estoppel.
- § 71-3-81. Notice of coverage.
- § 71-3-83. Civil and criminal penalties for failure to secure payment of compensation.
- § 71-3-85. Workers’ compensation commission.
- § 71-3-87. Official bond.
- § 71-3-89. Seal.
- § 71-3-91. Traveling expenses.
- § 71-3-93. Administrative staff.
- § 71-3-95. Payment of operating expense.
- § 71-3-97. Collection of civil penalties authorized by chapter; deposit of civil penalties into State General Fund.
- § 71-3-99. Budget and collection procedure.
- § 71-3-100. Payment and deposit in State General Fund of funds received by Workers’ Compensation Commission; funding of commission expenses.
- § 71-3-101. Registration of insurance companies.
- § 71-3-103. Annual report.
- § 71-3-105. Rehabilitation.
- § 71-3-107. Compensation and death benefits for minors illegally employed.
- § 71-3-109. Extraterritorial application.
- § 71-3-111. Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Assigned Risk Plan; commissioner’s duties and responsibilities; temporary joint underwriting association.
- § 71-3-113. [Reserved]
- § 71-3-115. Medical Advisory Board; appointment; qualifications; expenses; recommendations.
- § 71-3-117. Review and evaluation of alternative systems of workers’ compensation; expenses; recommendations.
- § 71-3-119. Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council; qualifications; appointment; compensation; expenses; purpose; reports.
- § 71-3-121. Drug and alcohol testing; employer’s right to demand or administer; presumptions; admissibility of results.
- § 71-3-123. Report of commissioner on assigned risk plan and safety programs.
- § 71-3-125. Workers’ compensation claims offices; provision of same services by contract; waiver.
- § 71-3-127. Use of arbitrators to resolve disputes.
- § 71-3-129. Child and spousal support liens placed upon workers’ compensation.
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