Arkansas Code Title 21, Chapter 5, Subchapter 6 - Public Employee Workers' Compensation Act

• § 21-5-601 - Title.
  This subchapter shall be known and cited as the "Public Employee Workers' Compensation Act".
• § 21-5-602 - Legislative Intent.
  It is the purpose of this subchapter to: (1) Provide workers' compensation coverage through state funds for all public employees, as defined in this...
• § 21-5-603 - Definitions.
  (a) The term "public employee", as used in this subchapter, includes: (1) State employees and officers of any state agency, board, commission, department, institution,...
• § 21-5-604 - Workfare Participants Excluded.
  (a) A workfare participant by participating in workfare does not enter into any employment contract, expressed or implied, with the State of Arkansas or...
• § 21-5-605 - Public Employee Claims Division.
  (a) There is created a Public Employee Claims Division within the State Insurance Department.(b) The Director of the Public Employee Claims Division shall be...
• § 21-5-606 - Division Attorneys.
  (a) The Director of the Public Employee Claims Division shall appoint lawyers of recognized ability admitted to practice in all state courts.(b) The lawyers...
• § 21-5-607 - Claim, Review, and Appeal Procedures.
  To the extent not in conflict with this subchapter, the method and procedure of filing claims on behalf of the public employee and the...
• § 21-5-608 - Report of Injury, Death, or Exposure.
  (a) The appropriate public employer shall file with the Public Employee Claims Division, within ten (10) days after receiving notice of any personal injury,...
• § 21-5-609 - Benefits for Emergency Service Volunteer Workers.
  (a) Benefits payable for the injury or death of a person appointed and regularly enrolled in an emergency services organization and covered by this...
• § 21-5-610 - Workers' Compensation Benefits in Conjunction With Certain Other Benefits.
  In the event that any public employee is entitled to receive workers' compensation benefits under the provisions of this subchapter, as a result of...

Last modified: November 15, 2016