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New York Prepares to Close Second Injury Fund

As of 07/01/07, the self-insured employers and the carriers in New York can no longer file claims for reimbursement with the Special Funds Conservation Committee under Section 15-8. In other words, for claims with dates of accident or dates of disablement of 07/01/07 or later, Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d450′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });

Second Injury Fund in North Carolina Still Active

In North Carolina, the Industrial Commission disburses moneys from the Second Injury Fund. In order to qualify for compensation for a second injury, the original and the subsequent injury must be at least twenty percent (20%) of the entire body, and, the additional compensation cannot exceed Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d452′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });

Types of Second-Injury Funds

The two major types of second-injury funds are reimbursement funds and take-over funds. In both of these situations, the employer/insurer can reduce liability when the fund becomes liable. Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d454′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });

Thoughts On The SITF

With the Georgia legislature now back in session, it makes me consider the fate of the SITF and its impending sunset.  While it does not appear that the legislature will consider any new measures for the SITF in this session, I would certainly wish Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d419′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });

Are expenses incurred prior to 2003 reimbursable?

The 2003 amendment to O.C.G.A. § 34-9-203, effective July 1, 2003, added paragraph (c)(4), imposing a one year limitation period on the filing of reimbursement claims. While this amendment imposed a one year filing limitation Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d244′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });

23 Presumptive Medical Conditions

In order for an employer/insured to be eligible for reimbursement from the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund, the employee’s subsequent injury must be directly caused by the prior impairment. The employer must show that this prior impairment was permanent and likely to be a hindrance to employment. Any pre-existing, permanent condition qualifies. The condition may be [...]

What is the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund?

The Subsequent Injury Trust Fund was enacted in 1977 to reduce the impact of singularly-large-workers’ compensation claims in the event a worker with a disability, injured on the job, aggravates a pre-existing impairment. The fund helps workers with disabilities by providing employers, who are not subject to the American’s with Disabilities Act, with the incentives [...]

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