77 Pa. Stat. § 449

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 449 - Payments of benefits and compensation for injury to work relief employee

From the State Work Relief Compensation Fund, the State Workmen's Insurance Fund shall pay to injured work relief employees, and their dependents, the benefits and compensation prescribed by the act to which this is a supplement, as modified by this act. Payments of medical, surgical, hospital services, and supplies and funeral expenses may, in the discretion of the State Workmen's Insurance Fund, be paid upon certificate of the work relief employer, as herein defined, when accompanied by a certificate from the county emergency relief board, or other agency of the State Emergency Relief Board, certifying that the injury for which claim is made was sustained in the course of work relief employment. Compensation payments to injured work relief employees, or their dependents, shall be made only upon a final award of a workmen's compensation referee, or the State Workmen's Compensation Board, with or without a hearing. The State Workmen's Insurance Fund shall not be liable to make any payments under this act from any moneys except the State Work Relief Compensation Fund.

77 P.S. § 449

1933, June 3, P.L. 1515, No. 328, § 6.