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Missouri Laws > Title XVIII > Chapter 287 - Workers' Compensation Law

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§ 287.010	Citation of law
§ 287.020	Definitions--intent to abrogate earlier case law
§ 287.021	Sheriffs and deputy sheriffs to be covered by workers' compensation--average earnings defined
§ 287.030	Employer defined
§ 287.035	Partners, sole proprietors may elect to receive benefits for themselves--employees, effect--insurer's liability--intent of law--withdrawal of employee from coverage, procedure
§ 287.037	Member of limited liability company to receive coverage, rejection of coverage, rescission of rejection
§ 287.040	Liability of employer--contractors, subcontractors
§ 287.041	For-hire motor carrier not an employer of a lessor--definition
§ 287.043	Abrogation of case law regarding definition of owner
§ 287.060	Employers and employees affected by this act
§ 287.061	Occupational or business license for construction contractors, city or county--duty to require proof of workers' compensation coverage, when, effect
§ 287.063	Occupational diseases, presumption of exposure--last employer liable--statute of limitations, starts running, when
§ 287.067	Occupational disease defined--repetitive motion, loss of hearing, radiation injury, communicable disease, others
§ 287.070	Occupational diseases directly related to cleanup of an illegal drug manufacturing lab
§ 287.090	Exempt employers and occupations--election to accept--withdrawal--notification required of insurance companies
§ 287.100	Legislative intent relative to other laws expressed
§ 287.110	Scope of chapter as to injuries and diseases covered
§ 287.120	Liability of employer set out--compensation increased or reduced, when--use of alcohol or controlled substances or voluntary recreational activities, injury from--effect on compensation--mental injuries, requirements, firefighter stress not affected
§ 287.123	Insurers to establish safety engineering and management services program--requirements--division to maintain registry
§ 287.124	Department of labor and industrial relations, certification of employer safety programs, when
§ 287.126	Toll-free telephone number for workers' compensation information, division to establish
§ 287.127	Notice, employer to post, contents--division to provide notice, when--penalty
§ 287.128	Unlawful acts, penalties--fraud or noncompliance, complaint may be filed, effect--fraud and noncompliance unit established, purpose, confidentiality of records--annual report, contents
§ 287.129	False billing practices of health care provider, defined, effect--department of insurance, financial institutions and professional registration, powers--penalty
§ 287.130	Employer's liability joint and several--contribution allowable
§ 287.135	Managed care services, department to establish program to certify organizations, procedures--effect on fees and services
§ 287.140	Employer to provide medical and other services, transportation, artificial devices, reactivation of claim--duties of health care providers--refusal of treatment, effect--medical evidence--division, commission responsibilities--notice to health care provid
§ 287.141	Physical rehabilitation, defined, division of workers' compensation to administer--procedure
§ 287.143	Vocational rehabilitation services, not mandatory--testing and assessment
§ 287.144	Definitions
§ 287.145	Rehabilitation practitioners, providers, certification of, how
§ 287.146	Employee authorized to receive vocational rehabilitation, when--duties of director
§ 287.148	Loss of suitable, gainful employment, how determined--severe injury, defined--plan, duration, costs allowed
§ 287.149	Benefits to be paid, when--reduction of benefits, when
§ 287.150	Subrogation to rights of employee or dependents against third person, effect of recovery--construction design professional, immunity from liability, when, exception--waiver of subrogation rights on certain contracts void, employer's lien on subrogation re
§ 287.160	Waiting period--compensation, how paid--interest, how computed--not credit to employer for wages or benefits paid, exception
§ 287.170	Temporary total disability, amount to be paid--method of payment--disqualification, when--post injury misconduct defined
§ 287.180	Temporary partial disability, amount to be paid--method of payment
§ 287.190	Permanent partial disability, amount to be paid--permanent partial disability defined--permanent total and partial total disability require certification by physician on compensability--award reduced when
§ 287.195	Claims for hernia, proof required
§ 287.197	Occupational deafness--tests, claims, awards, liability of employer, effect of hearing aid
§ 287.200	Permanent total disability, amount to be paid--suspension of payments, when
§ 287.203	Termination of compensation by employer, employee right to hearing--assessment of costs
§ 287.210	Physical examination of employee--exchange of medical records--admissibility of physician's, coroner's records--autopsy may be ordered
§ 287.215	Injured employee to be furnished copy of his statement, otherwise inadmissible as evidence--statement, what is not to be included
§ 287.220	Compensation and payment of compensation for disability--second injury fund created, services covered, actuarial studies required--failure of employer to insure, penalty--records open to public, when--concurrent employers, effect
§ 287.230	Payment of compensation at death of employee--exceptions--abrogation of case law
§ 287.240	Death benefits and burial expenses, amount, to whom paid and when paid--dependent defined--death benefits, how distributed--record of dependents, employer to keep--dependents to report to division, procedure
§ 287.241	Death benefits, inconsistent with section 287.240, when
§ 287.243	Line of duty compensation--definitions--claim procedure--no subrogation rights for employers or insurers--grievance procedures--sunset date--fund created, use of moneys--rulemaking authority
§ 287.250	Compensation, computation of--average weekly wage, division or commission may determine, when--additional compensation for persons under twenty-one, when--multiple employers, computation of coverage--weekly wage--compromise settlement
§ 287.252	Cafeteria plan payroll deductions, not to reduce computation of employee compensation
§ 287.253	Monetary bonus, effect on benefits
§ 287.260	Compensation to have priority--not assignable--exceptions
§ 287.266	Payments made to public assistance recipients to be a debt due state, recovery by state--attorney's fees--assignment of rights--apportionment by judge, when
§ 287.270	Benefits from other sources no bar to compensation, exception, professional athletes
§ 287.280	Employer's entire liability to be covered, self-insurer or approved carrier--exception--group of employers may qualify as self-insurers--uniform experience rating plan--failure to insure, effect--rules--confidential records
§ 287.282	Employee leasing arrangements, coverage required
§ 287.290	Employee not to pay cost of insurance
§ 287.300	Employer's liability primary or secondary--notice and service, when sufficient
§ 287.310	Policies to be approved by department--deductible plans authorized, requirements
§ 287.335	Determinations review board, created, purpose--code classifications, classification system, review of, duties
§ 287.340	Insurance companies must keep reserve
§ 287.350	Insurance companies to make report
§ 287.360	Director may suspend or revoke permits and ask for a receiver
§ 287.370	Compensation in lieu of insurance, how provided
§ 287.380	Employer or insurer to make report to division, requirements--information not to be disclosed--failure to report, penalty
§ 287.390	Compromise settlements, how made--validity, effect, settlement with minor dependents--employee entitled to one hundred percent of offer, when
§ 287.400	Accident--duty of division--employer
§ 287.410	Powers and functions of the division of workers' compensation
§ 287.420	Written notice of injury to be given to employer--exceptions
§ 287.430	Limitation as to action, exception
§ 287.440	Limitation begins to run, when
§ 287.450	Failure to agree on compensation--division to hold hearings
§ 287.460	Division hearings, findings sent to parties and insurer--mediation services, division to establish procedures, requirements
§ 287.470	Commission may review and change award
§ 287.480	Application for review, time limit--when deemed filed--bond required, when
§ 287.490	Final award conclusive unless an appeal is taken--grounds for setting aside--disputes governed by this section, claims arising before August 13, 1980
§ 287.495	Final award conclusive unless an appeal is taken--grounds for setting aside--disputes governed by this section, claims arising on or after August 13, 1980
§ 287.500	Circuit court may act upon memorandum--procedure
§ 287.510	Temporary or partial awards may be made
§ 287.520	Notice--manner of serving
§ 287.530	Commission or division may commute compensation, when and how
§ 287.540	Compensation commuted--funds, how paid out
§ 287.550	Proceedings before commission to be informal and summary
§ 287.560	Division or commission may administer oaths, issue process, take depositions--depositions may be taken by electronic means--costs, how paid
§ 287.570	Contempt--penalty
§ 287.580	Death, pending proceedings--action shall not abate
§ 287.590	Division may be sued--official seal
§ 287.600	Oath of office
§ 287.610	Additional administrative law judges, appointment and qualification, limit on number--annual evaluations--performance audit standards, review committee, retention vote--jurisdiction, powers--continuing training required--performance audits required--rules
§ 287.615	Employees of division--compensation--selection
§ 287.620	Attorney general legal adviser
§ 287.630	Forms, other material furnished by commission and division
§ 287.640	Necessary offices to be provided, where--salaries--traveling expenses, how paid--hearings, where held
§ 287.642	Public information programs, division to establish
§ 287.650	Division to make rules and regulations--power to destroy reports, when--rules
§ 287.655	Dismissal of claims, when, how, effect
§ 287.660	Fees
§ 287.670	No fees for services of public officers
§ 287.680	Annual report to governor
§ 287.690	Premium tax on insurance carriers, purpose, rate, how determined--use of funds for employers mutual insurance company, purpose
§ 287.700	Returns delinquent--duty of director
§ 287.710	Tax returns--payments--use of proceeds--funds and interest not to lapse
§ 287.713	Director, report of expenditures
§ 287.715	Annual surcharge required for second injury fund, amount, how computed, collection--violation, penalty
§ 287.716	Surcharge on deductible plan policyholders, when, calculation of--notification of policyholders
§ 287.717	Surcharge collection, procedure--failure to pay, interest assessed, when
§ 287.720	Companies withdrawing from state liable for taxes imposed--department of revenue empowered to collect
§ 287.730	Employer carrying own risk must pay tax
§ 287.740	Compliance with provisions obligatory--penalty for violation
§ 287.745	Delinquent taxes, interest, rate--overpayment of taxes, credit
§ 287.750	Sufficiency of notice
§ 287.760	Insurance carriers exempt from other tax, when
§ 287.780	Discrimination because of exercising compensation rights prohibited--civil action for damages
§ 287.790	Penalty not specifically provided--misdemeanor
§ 287.800	Law to be strictly construed
§ 287.801	Review of claims, by whom
§ 287.804	Waiver of compensation by employee, procedure
§ 287.808	Burden of proof
§ 287.810	Change of administrative law judge, procedure, limitations
§ 287.811	Discovery in workers' compensation cases, sections not to effect
§ 287.812	Definitions
§ 287.813	Retirement, administrative law judges and legal advisors--participation in state employees' retirement system required, when
§ 287.815	Retirement, age and service qualifications
§ 287.820	Benefits, amount, how payable--exemption from execution, certain judgment claims to be unassignable, exception--contributions to health care plan--consultants appointment, compensation, annual increases, how computed
§ 287.825	Death of member before or after retirement--benefits of beneficiaries
§ 287.830	Retirement with less than twelve years service--benefits
§ 287.835	Removal from office bars benefits--intentional killing of administrative law judge or legal advisor bars survivor benefits, when
§ 287.840	Practice of law after retirement--restrictions
§ 287.845	Administration of retirement system and funds
§ 287.846	Retirement benefit plan exclusive, exception--transfer of funds from other system
§ 287.850	Life insurance benefits
§ 287.855	Disability benefits
§ 287.856	Administrative law judges and legal advisors serving in armed forces may elect to purchase creditable prior service--contributions, payment period--surviving spouse may receive refund
§ 287.860	Guaranty association, created, all self-insured to be members--powers--withdrawing member, duties
§ 287.862	Board of directors, members, appointment, qualifications--director to be member--terms, vacancies--expense reimbursement
§ 287.865	Moneys not deemed state moneys--use of funds--reports to director, when--additional powers of corporation--assessments, division shall levy, amount--no dividends to be paid--bankruptcy, dissolution, or insolvency of self-insured member, procedure
§ 287.867	Insolvency fund, created--purposes, audit of
§ 287.870	Plan of operation, submitted to division, when--purpose, contents--effective, when
§ 287.872	Powers and duties of division
§ 287.875	Assignment of recovery rights to corporation, when--receiver or liquidator, rights--corporation to file statements with receiver, when
§ 287.877	Insolvent member, board may determine, how--notice to division, when
§ 287.880	Liability, limitation of
§ 287.882	Automatic stay of proceedings, when, duration
§ 287.885	Limitations on actions
§ 287.886	Severability clause
§ 287.892	Workers' compensation insurers to report cost data to department
§ 287.894	Insurers to report medical claims data to division of workers' compensation, contents--consolidated health plan, duties--purpose--costs--penalty for failure to comply
§ 287.896	Residual market, department to develop plan--insurers to participate, rates, procedures--duties of director
§ 287.900	Citation of law--definitions
§ 287.902	Missouri employers mutual insurance company, created, powers, purpose
§ 287.905	Board, created--members, appointment, qualifications, terms--chairman
§ 287.907	Administrator, hiring of, qualifications, compensation--powers of board, generally
§ 287.909	Administrator, duties of, bond required--immunity from liability, board and employees
§ 287.910	Rates, board to determine, how
§ 287.912	Investment policy, board to determine--administrator to make investments, how
§ 287.915	Agents may sell policies, commissions
§ 287.917	Workplace safety program, administrator to formulate--safety plan, contents--rates may be reduced, when
§ 287.919	Company not to receive state appropriation, exception--revenue bonds, authorization, terms, execution, procedures
§ 287.920	Audit required, when, procedure--report, contents, governor and general assembly to receive--administrator to formulate budget--department, duties--subscribers to be provided policy, when
§ 287.930	Definitions
§ 287.932	Act not applicable, when--unfair trade practices, when
§ 287.935	Insurer and advisory organization not to make agreement restraining trade--insurer must use uniform experience rating plan--exceptions
§ 287.937	Director may conduct examinations--insurer and advisory organizations to maintain records, purpose--cost of examination--outstate examination may be accepted
§ 287.940	Penalties for violations, director may impose--each day a separate violation, when--license may be suspended or revoked, when
§ 287.942	Competitive market presumed to exist, when--reasonable degree of competition, factors
§ 287.945	Director to monitor degree of competition, purpose
§ 287.947	Insurers to file rate information in competitive market with the director, purpose--noncompetitive market, information filed--form of filing--public inspection
§ 287.950	Competitive market, rates not to be excessive, inadequate, unfairly discriminatory
§ 287.952	Rate standards in noncompetitive market, factors
§ 287.955	Insurers to adhere to uniform classification system, plan--director to designate advisory organization, purpose, duties
§ 287.957	Experience rating plan, contents
§ 287.960	Disapproval of rate, when, how--procedures, director's powers--effect
§ 287.962	Hearings, when, conduct of--findings made, when--right to judicial determination
§ 287.965	Aggrieved party may file application with director, hearing held, when--findings, effect of
§ 287.967	Advisory organization must obtain license, restrictions--license, application--designation of by director, duration
§ 287.970	Advisory organization not to file rates on behalf of insurer, exception
§ 287.972	Advisory organization's permitted activities--director may allow pure premium rate data to be distributed
§ 287.975	Pure premium rate, schedule of rates, filed with director, when--payroll differential, advisory organization to collect data, when, purpose

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