§ 85A-33. Statute of limitations.  


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  • A.  The right to claim compensation for benefits from the Multiple Injury Trust Fund shall be forever barred unless a Notice of Claim, on a form prescribed by the Workers’ Compensation Commission, shall be filed with the Commission within two (2) years of the date of the last order for permanent partial disability from the latest claim against the employer.

    B.  When a claim for benefits from the Multiple Injury Trust Fund is filed, unless claimant shall in good faith request a hearing and final determination thereon within three (3) years of the filing thereof, the same shall be barred.

    C.  An attorney who represents a respondent or insurance carrier in a claim against the last employer shall not represent the employee in a subsequent claim against the Multiple Injury Trust Fund.

Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 33, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.