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Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act
Chapter I: Interpretation of Act
1. Definitions
Chapter II: Administration of Act
2. Staff to assist Director-General
3. Delegation of powers and assignment of duties by Director-General
4. Functions of Director-General
5. Power of Director-General to acquire and alienate Immovable property and to raise money
6. Powers of Director-General regarding witnesses and subpoenas
6A. Functions of commissioner
7. Powers of authorised person
8. Assessors
9. Compensation payable to assessors
10. Compensation Board
11. Composition of Board
12. Functions of Board
13. Term of office and remuneration of members of Board
14. Meetings of Board
Chapter III: Compensation fund and Reserve Fund
15. Compensation fund
16. Application of compensation fund
17. Valuation of compensation fund
18. Accounting
19. Reserve fund
20. Accounts and audit
21. Income of funds exempt from tax
Chapter IV: Compensation for Occupational Injuries
22. Right of employee to compensation
23. Accidents outside Republic
24. Application of Act to seamen and airmen
25. Accidents during training for or performance of emergency services
26. Special circumstances in which Director-General may refuse award
27. Special circumstances in which Director-General may make award
28. Employee requiring constant help
29 Liability for payment of compensation
30 Mutual associations
31. Security for payment of compensation and cost of medical aid...
32. Compensation may not be alienated or reduced
33. Cession or relinquishment of benefits void
34. Compensation not to term part of deceased employee's estate
35. Substitution of compensation for other legal remedies
36. Recovery of damages and compensation paid from third parties
37. Threats and compulsion
Chapter V: Claims for Compensation
38. Notice of accident by employee to employer
39. Notice of accident by employer to commissioner
40. Inquiry by Director-General Into accident
41. Particulars in support of claim
42. Employee to submit to medical examination
43. Claim for compensation
44. Prescription
45. Consideration of claim
46. Appearance of parties
Chapter VI: Determination and Calculation of Compensation
47. Compensation for temporary total or partial disablement
48. Expiry of compensation for temporary total or partial disablement
49. Compensation for permanent disablement
50. Amendment of Schedule 2
51. Compensation for permanent disablement of employee in training or under 26 years of age
52. Payment of lump sum in lieu of pension
53. Compensation to employee previously in receipt of compensation
54. Amount of compensation if employee dies
55. Amendment of Schedule 4
56. Increased compensation due to negligence of employer
57. Increase of monthly pensions
58. Advances on compensation
59. Control over payment of compensation
60. Pensioner resident outside Republic
61. Recovery of compensation or other benefits
62. Provisional settlements
63. Manner of calculating earnings
64. Certain compensation to employers prohibited
Chapter VII: Occupational Diseases
65. Compensation for occupational diseases
66. Presumption regarding cause of occupational disease
67. Calculation of compensation
68. Notice of occupational disease by employee and employer
69. Amendment of Schedule 3
70. Appointment of medical advisory panels
Chapter VIII: Medical Aid
71. First aid
72. Conveyance of injured employee
73. Medical expenses
74. Submission of medical report
75. Director-General to decide on need for, and nature and sufficiency of, medical aid
76. Fees for medical aid
77. Contributions by employees towards cost of medical aid prohibited
78. Medical aid provided by employers
79. Consultation of representative medical authorities by Director-General
Chapter IX: Obligations of Employers
80. Employer to register with commissioner and to furnish him with particulars
81. Employer to keep record
82. Employer to furnish returns of earnings
83. Assessment of employer
84. Certain employers exempt from assessment
85. Variation of tariff of assessment
86. Assessment to be paid by employer to commissioner
87. Failure to pay assessment or other moneys
88. Contributions by employers individually liable and mutual associations
89. Mandators and contractors
Chapter X: Legal Procedures
90. Review of decisions by Director-General
91. Objections and appeal against decisions of Director-General
92. Director-General may state case for Supreme Court
93. Evidence
Chapter XI: General
94. Arrangements with foreign states regarding compensation
95. Certain documents exempt from stamp duty
96. Disclosure of information
97. Regulations
98. False statements
99. Penalties
100. Repeal of laws
101. Short title and commencement
Schedules
Schedule 1: Laws Repealed
Schedule 2: Injury
Schedule 3: Diseases
Schedule 4: Manner of calculating compensation
Regulations
Regulations under the COID Act
1. Calculation of earnings [section 83(4)]
2. Percentage fine [section 87(1)]
3. Allowances payable under section 6(6)
4. Remuneration and travelling and subsistence allowances of assessors [section 8(6)]
5. Compensation payable to assessors [section 9(1)]
6. Remuneration and travelling and subsistence allowances of members of Compensation Board
7. Commutation of Pension [section 52]
8. Copy of record [section 45(7)]
9. Disposal of unclaimed moneys [section 97(1)(f)]
10. Moneys payable to medical practitioners [sections 42(2), 52 and 97(1)(b)]
11. Remuneration and travelling and subsistence allowance of members...
12. First aid [section 71]
13. Commencement
Rules and Particulars
Rules and Particulars
1. Application for increased compensation (section 56)
2. Registration of employers [section 80]
3. Return of earnings [section 82(1)]
4. Notice of accident by the employer [section 39(1) and (5)]
5. Notice of accident and claim for compensation [sections 38(1) and 43(1)]
6. Notice of an occupational disease and claim for compensation [section 65(6) and 68(1)]
7. Notice of an occupational disease by the employer [section 68(2)]
8. Witnesses [sections 6 and 45]
9. Objection against decision of Commissioner [section 91]
10. Submission of medical reports [section 74]
11. Orders by Commissioner [sections 61(1), 77(2) and 87(4)]
Other particulars
Notice of formal hearing [section 45(2)]
Scale of Fees
Dental Aid
General Guidelines Dental Services Rules
Preamble
I. General Dental Practitioners Preamble
II. Specialist Maxillo-Facial and Oral Surgeons Preamble
Chiropractic Services
General Rules Governing the Tariff
Medical Aid
Notes
General Rules Governing the Tariff
Rules Governing this Specific Section of the Tariff
General Modifiers Governing the Tariff
Injections, Infusions and Inhalation Sedation
Administration of Anaesthetic
Post-Operative Alleviation of Pain
Musculo-Skeletal System
Modifier Governing combined Procedures on the Spine
Modifier Governing the Subsection Replantation Operation
Modifier Governing the Section Larynx
Modifier Governing the Subsection Intensive Respiratory Therapy
Modifier Governing Gastroenterology Procedures
Modifier Governing Fees for Fibre Optic Procedures
Specific Modifier: Section on Physical Treatment
Modifier Governing the Section Medical Psychotherapy
Modifiers Governing the Section Diagnostic Radiology
Specific Modifier Governing Vascular Studies
Modifiers Governing Ultrasonic Investigations
Modifier Governing Interventional Radiological Procedures
Modifiers Governing the Section Radiation Oncology
Modifiers Governing the Section Pathology
Anaesthesiologist Operating Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
II. Cost of Material
IV. Travelling Expenses
V. Unit Values
General Rules or Modifiers Governing Sections
3. Musculo-Skeletal System
Application of Modifier 0005 on Spine
4.7 Tariff items for intensive care: Respiratory, cardiac, general
10.3 Bladder
14.11 Medical Psychotherapy
18. Physical Treatment
19. Radiology
19.8 Vascular Studies
19.8.1 Film Series
19.9.1 Computed Tomography
19.10 Miscellaneous
19.11 Ultrasonic investigations
19.12 Portable Unit Examinations
19.13 Diagnostic procedures requiring the use of radio-isotopes
19.14 Interventional radiological procedures
19.15 Magnetic Resonance Imaging
20. Radiotherapy
20.1 Kilovolt therapy
21. Pathology
Occupational Therapy
General Rules Governing the Tariff
Modifiers Governing the Tariff
Physiotherapy
General Rules Governing the Tariff
Modifiers Governing the Tariff