Chapter 9 - EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION

Section 601 - Definitions
Section 602 - Process and procedure
Section 603 - Witnesses, oaths, books, papers, records
Section 604 - Manner of trying causes; evidence
Section 605 - Testimony of person outside the state, how taken
Section 606 - Determination of questions
Section 607 - Decisions; enforcement; appeals
Section 608 - Application of chapter when State not an employer
Section 609 - [Repealed]
Section 610 - Election by State as employer
Section 611 - [Repealed]
Section 612-615 - [Repealed]
Section 616 - Employments covered
Section 617 - [Repealed]
Section 618 - Compensation for personal injury
Section 619 - Injuries outside State
Section 620 - Worker hired outside State
Section 621 - Interstate commerce
Section 622 - Right to compensation exclusive
Section 623 - Contracts to work outside State
Section 624 - Dual liability; claims, settlement procedure
Section 625 - Contracting out forbidden
Section 626-628 - [Repealed]
Section 629 - [Repealed]
Section 630, 631 - [Repealed]
Section 632 - Compensation to dependents; burial and funeral expenses
Section 633 - Apportionment of compensation
Section 634 - Dependents; construction
Section 635 - Periods of compensation
Section 636 - Compensation for unexpired period; determined
Section 637 - Death benefits; rival claimants
Section 638 - [Repealed]
Section 639 - Death, payment to dependents
Section 640 - Medical benefits; assistive devices; home and automobile modifications
Section 640a - Medical bills; payment; dispute
Section 640b - Request for preauthorization to determine if proposed benefits are necessary
Section 640c - Opioid usage deterrence
Section 641 - Vocational rehabilitation
Section 642 - [Effective until 7/1/2028] Temporary total disability benefits
Section 642 - [Effective 7/1/2028] Temporary total disability benefits
Section 642a - Temporary total; insurer review
Section 643 - Period of payments
Section 643a - [Multiple versions] Discontinuance of benefits (§ 643a)
Section 643b - Reinstatement; seniority and benefits protected
Section 643c - Commissioner to provide notice; monitoring
Section 643d - Work search; requirements; exceptions
Section 644 - Permanent total disability
Section 645 - Amount payable
Section 646 - [Effective until 7/1/2028] Temporary partial disability benefits
Section 646 - [Effective 7/1/2028] Temporary partial disability benefits
Section 647 - Period of payment
Section 648 - Permanent partial disability benefits
Section 649 - Injuries not covered; burden of proof
Section 650 - Payment; average wage; computation
Section 651 - Voluntary payments
Section 652 - Periodical payments; lump sum payments
Section 653 - [Repealed]
Section 654 - Trustee in case of lump payments; appointment; expense
Section 655 - Procedure in obtaining compensation; medical examination; video and audio recording
Section 655a - Release of relevant medical records by health care providers; Department to oversee release and use of relevant medical information
Section 656 - Notice of injury and claim for compensation
Section 657 - After court judgment against employee
Section 658 - Form of notice and claim
Section 659 - Giving of notice and making of claim
Section 660 - Sufficiency of notice of injury
Section 660a - Electronic filing of reports of injury
Section 661 - Limitation of time as regards minors and persons with a mental condition or psychiatric disability
Section 662 - Agreements; required payments in absence of
Section 663 - Hearings, where held; decision
Section 663a - Workers' compensation dispute mediation
Section 663b - Fraud
Section 664 - Trial and award
Section 665 - [Repealed]
Section 666 - Manner of giving notice of hearing
Section 667 - Examination by independent medical examiners
Section 668 - Modification of awards
Section 669 - Finality of award
Section 670 - Appeals to superior court
Section 671 - Jurisdiction; findings for new award
Section 672 - Appeals to the supreme court
Section 673 - Appeal in case of fraud, accident, or mistake
Section 674 - Service of petition
Section 675 - Enforcement of award
Section 676 - Revision of decrees
Section 677 - New hearings; when granted; procedure
Section 678 - Costs; attorney's fees
Section 679 - Fees of sheriffs and witnesses
Section 680 - Preferences
Section 681 - Claims not assignable
Section 682 - Liens against compensation
Section 683-686 - [Repealed]
Section 687 - Security for compensation
Section 687a - Self-insurance by associations
Section 688 - Administrative penalties; insurance company's license suspended
Section 689 - Employer compelled to insure
Section 690 - Certificate, form; copy of policy
Section 691 - Posting of notice of compliance
Section 691a - Posting of safety records
Section 692 - Penalties; failure to insure; stop work orders
Section 693 - The insurance contract
Section 694 - Knowledge of employer to affect insurance carrier
Section 695 - Insolvency of employer not to release insurance carrier
Section 696 - Cancellation of insurance contracts
Section 697 - Notice of intent not to renew policy
Section 698 - Insurance by State and municipalities
Section 699 - Employees not to pay for insurance
Section 700 - Examination of policy
Section 701 - Reports of accidents by employers
Section 702 - Contents; penalty
Section 703 - Reports of payments made by employers
Section 704 - Reports; penalty
Section 705 - Registration; penalty
Section 706 - Construction
Section 707 - [Repealed]
Section 708 - Penalty for false representation
Section 709 - Rules of construction
Section 710 - Unlawful discrimination
Section 711 - Workers' Compensation Administration Fund
Section 712 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2026] Enforcement by Attorney General