D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 7, r. 7-106

Current through Register 71, No. 45, November 7, 2024

Rule 7-106 - NOTICE OF INJURY; PSWCP ACTION

106.1

(a) Promptly, after receiving notice of an employee's injury or death, the Program shall:

(1) In the event of injury, notify the employee or employee's representative that a report of injury has been received for the employee, if the report was filed by the employing agency;

(2) In the event of an employee's death, notify eligible beneficiaries of record that a report of death of the employee has been received; and

(3) Provide the employee, employee's representative, or eligible beneficiaries, as applicable, with instructions on how to file a claim for workers' compensation.

(b) The Program's failure to provide notification pursuant to this subsection shall not be prima facie evidence of good cause for a delay in submitting a claim.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 7, r. 7-106

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 28 DCR 2307 (May 22, 1981);as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 7484 (September 15, 2000); as amended by Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 9540 (October 8, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by a Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 12224, 12228 (December 24, 2010); repealed and replaced by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 8766, 8769 (July 27, 2012); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 6325 (7/7/2017); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 4246 (4/5/2019)

Authority: Chief Risk Officer of the Office of Risk Management (ORM), Executive Office of the Mayor, pursuant to the authority set forth in section 2344 of the District of Columbia Government Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (CMPA), effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Official Code § 1-623.44 (2012 Supp.)); section 7 of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 2003 for the Office of Risk Management, effective December 15, 2003; and Mayor's Order 2004-198, effective December 14, 2004