Disputes; hearings
Sec. 5. (a) If the employer and the injured employee or the injured
employee's dependents disagree in regard to the compensation
payable under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6 or, if they have reached
such an agreement, which has been signed by them, filed with and
approved by the worker's compensation board, and afterward
disagree as to the continuance of payments under such agreement, or
as to the period for which payments shall be made, or to the amount
to be paid, because of a change in conditions since the making of
such agreement, either party may then make an application to the
board for the determination of the matters in dispute.
(b) Upon the filing of such application, the board shall set the date
of hearing, which shall be as early as practicable, and shall notify the
employee, employer, and attorneys of record in the manner
prescribed by the board of the time and place of all hearings and
requests for continuances. The hearing of all claims for
compensation, on account of injuries occurring within the state, shall
be held in the county in which the injury occurred, in any adjoining
county, except when the parties consent to a hearing elsewhere.
Claims assigned to an individual board member that are considered
to be of an emergency nature by that board member, may be heard in
any county within the board member's jurisdiction.
(c) All disputes arising under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6, if not
settled by the agreement of the parties interested therein, with the
approval of the board, shall be determined by the board.
(Formerly: Acts 1929, c.172, s.58; Acts 1959, c.360, s.1.) As
amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.43; P.L.28-1988, SEC.37;
P.L.95-1988, SEC.9; P.L.170-1991, SEC.10.
Last modified: May 27, 2006