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Section 725.1
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Purpose and applicability of this part |
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Section 725.2
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Contents of this part |
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Section 725.3
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Applicability of other parts in this title |
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Section 725.4
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Definition and use of terms |
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Section 725.101
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Disclosure of program information |
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Section 725.102
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Burden of proof |
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Section 725.103
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Who is entitled to benefits; contents of this subpart |
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Section 725.201
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Miner defined; condition of entitlement, miner |
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Section 725.202
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Duration and cessation of entitlement; miner |
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Section 725.203
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Determination of relationship; spouse |
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Section 725.204
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Determination of dependency; spouse |
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Section 725.205
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Determination of relationship; divorced spouse |
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Section 725.206
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Determination of dependency; divorced spouse |
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Section 725.207
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Determination of relationship; child |
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Section 725.208
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Determination of dependency; child |
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Section 725.209
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Duration of augmented benefits |
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Section 725.210
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Time of determination of relationship and dependency of spouse or child for purposes of augmentation of benefits |
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Section 725.211
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Conditions of entitlement; surviving spouse or surviving divorced spouse |
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Section 725.212
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Duration of entitlement; surviving spouse or surviving divorced spouse |
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Section 725.213
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Determination of relationship; surviving spouse |
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Section 725.214
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Determination of dependency; surviving spouse |
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Section 725.215
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Determination of relationship; surviving divorced spouse |
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Section 725.216
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Determination of dependency; surviving divorced spouse |
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Section 725.217
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Conditions of entitlement; child |
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Section 725.218
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Duration of entitlement; child |
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Section 725.219
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Determination of relationship; child |
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Section 725.220
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Determination of dependency; child |
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Section 725.221
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Conditions of entitlement; parent, brother, or sister |
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Section 725.222
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Duration of entitlement; parent, brother, or sister |
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Section 725.223
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Determination of relationship; parent, brother, or sister |
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Section 725.224
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Determination of dependency; parent, brother, or sister |
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Section 725.225
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Time of determination of relationship and dependency of survivors |
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Section 725.227
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Effect of conviction of felonious and intentional homicide on entitlement to benefits |
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Section 725.228
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Intestate personal property |
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Section 725.229
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Legal impediment |
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Section 725.230
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Domicile |
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Section 725.231
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Member of the same household--``living with,'' ``living in the same household,'' and ``living in the miner's |
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Section 725.232
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Support and contributions |
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Section 725.233
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Who may file a claim |
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Section 725.301
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Evidence of authority to file a claim on behalf of another |
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Section 725.302
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Date and place of filing of claims |
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Section 725.303
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Forms and initial processing |
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Section 725.304
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When a written statement is considered a claim |
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Section 725.305
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Withdrawal of a claim |
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Section 725.306
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Cancellation of a request for withdrawal |
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Section 725.307
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Time limits for filing claims |
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Section 725.308
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Additional claims; effect of prior denial of benefits |
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Section 725.309
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Modification of awards and denials |
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Section 725.310
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Communications with respect to claims; time computations |
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Section 725.311
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Who are the adjudication officers? |
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Section 725.350
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Powers of adjudication officers |
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Section 725.351
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Disqualification of adjudication officer |
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Section 725.352
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Parties to proceedings |
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Section 725.360
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Party amicus curiae |
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Section 725.361
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Representation of parties |
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Section 725.362
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Qualification of representative |
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Section 725.363
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Authority of representative |
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Section 725.364
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Approval of representative's fees; lien against benefits |
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Section 725.365
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Fees for representatives |
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Section 725.366
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Payment of a claimant's attorney's fee by responsible operator or fund |
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Section 725.367
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Claims development--general |
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Section 725.401
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Approved State workers' compensation law |
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Section 725.402
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Development of evidence--general |
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Section 725.404
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Development of medical evidence; scheduling of medical examinations and tests |
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Section 725.405
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Medical examinations and tests |
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Section 725.406
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Identification and notification of responsible operator |
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Section 725.407
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Operator's response to notification |
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Section 725.408
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Denial of a claim by reason of abandonment |
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Section 725.409
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Submission of additional evidence |
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Section 725.410
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Initial adjudication in Trust Fund cases |
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Section 725.411
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Operator's response |
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Section 725.412
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Development of evidence |
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Section 725.414
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Action by the district director after development of evidence |
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Section 725.415
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Conferences |
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Section 725.416
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Action at the conclusion of conference |
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Section 725.417
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Proposed decision and order |
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Section 725.418
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Response to proposed decision and order |
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Section 725.419
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Initial determinations |
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Section 725.420
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Referral of a claim to the Office of Administrative Law Judges |
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Section 725.421
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Legal assistance |
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Section 725.422
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Extensions of time |
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Section 725.423
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Right to a hearing |
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Section 725.450
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Request for hearing |
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Section 725.451
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Type of hearing; parties |
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Section 725.452
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Notice of hearing |
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Section 725.453
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Time and place of hearing; transfer of cases |
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Section 725.454
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Hearing procedures; generally |
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Section 725.455
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Introduction of documentary evidence |
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Section 725.456
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Witnesses |
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Section 725.457
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Depositions; interrogatories |
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Section 725.458
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Witness fees |
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Section 725.459
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Consolidated hearings |
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Section 725.460
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Waiver of right to appear and present evidence |
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Section 725.461
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Withdrawal of controversion of issues set for formal hearing; effect |
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Section 725.462
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Issues to be resolved at hearing; new issues |
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Section 725.463
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Record of hearing |
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Section 725.464
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Dismissals for cause |
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Section 725.465
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Order of dismissal |
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Section 725.466
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Termination of hearings |
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Section 725.475
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Issuance of decision and order |
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Section 725.476
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Form and contents of decision and order |
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Section 725.477
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Filing and service of decision and order |
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Section 725.478
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Finality of decisions and orders |
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Section 725.479
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Modification of decisions and orders |
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Section 725.480
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Right to appeal to the Benefits Review Board |
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Section 725.481
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Judicial review |
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Section 725.482
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Costs in proceedings brought without reasonable grounds |
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Section 725.483
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Statutory provisions and scope |
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Section 725.490
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Operator defined |
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Section 725.491
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Successor operator defined |
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Section 725.492
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Employment relationship defined |
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Section 725.493
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Potentially liable operators |
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Section 725.494
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Criteria for determining a responsible operator |
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Section 725.495
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Special claims transferred to the fund |
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Section 725.496
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Procedures in special claims transferred to the fund |
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Section 725.497
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Payment provisions generally |
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Section 725.501
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When benefit payments are due; manner of payment |
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Section 725.502
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Date from which benefits are payable |
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Section 725.503
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Payments to a claimant employed as a miner |
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Section 725.504
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Payees |
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Section 725.505
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Payment on behalf of another; ``legal guardian'' defined |
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Section 725.506
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Guardian for minor or incompetent |
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Section 725.507
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Representative payee |
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Section 725.510
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Use and benefit defined |
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Section 725.511
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Support of legally dependent spouse, child, or parent |
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Section 725.512
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Accountability; transfer |
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Section 725.513
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Certification to dependent of augmentation portion of benefit |
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Section 725.514
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Assignment and exemption from claims of creditors |
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Section 725.515
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Computation of benefits |
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Section 725.520
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Commutation of payments; lump sum awards |
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Section 725.521
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Payments prior to final adjudication |
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Section 725.522
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Operator payments; generally |
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Section 725.530
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Receipt for payment |
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Section 725.531
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Suspension, reduction, or termination of payments |
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Section 725.532
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Modification of benefits amounts; general |
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Section 725.533
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Reduction of State benefits |
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Section 725.534
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Reductions; receipt of State or Federal benefit |
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Section 725.535
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Reductions; excess earnings |
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Section 725.536
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Reductions; retroactive effect of an additional claim for benefits |
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Section 725.537
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Reductions; effect of augmentation of benefits based on subsequent qualification of individual |
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Section 725.538
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More than one reduction event |
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Section 725.539
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Overpayments |
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Section 725.540
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Notice of waiver of adjustment or recovery of overpayment |
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Section 725.541
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When waiver of adjustment or recovery may be applied |
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Section 725.542
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Standards for waiver of adjustment or recovery |
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Section 725.543
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Collection and compromise of claims for overpayment |
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Section 725.544
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Underpayments |
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Section 725.545
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Relation to provisions for reductions or increases |
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Section 725.546
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Applicability of overpayment and underpayment provisions to operator or carrier |
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Section 725.547
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Procedures applicable to overpayments and underpayments |
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Section 725.548
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Enforcement generally |
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Section 725.601
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Reimbursement of the fund |
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Section 725.602
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Payments by the fund on behalf of an operator; liens |
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Section 725.603
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Enforcement of final awards |
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Section 725.604
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Defaults |
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Section 725.605
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Security for the payment of benefits |
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Section 725.606
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Payments in addition to compensation |
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Section 725.607
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Interest |
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Section 725.608
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Enforcement against other persons |
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Section 725.609
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Failure to secure benefits; other penalties |
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Section 725.620
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Reports |
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Section 725.621
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Availability of medical benefits |
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Section 725.701
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Claims for medical benefits only under section 11 of the Reform Act |
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Section 725.702
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Physician defined |
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Section 725.703
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Notification of right to medical benefits; authorization of treatment |
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Section 725.704
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Arrangements for medical care |
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Section 725.705
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Authorization to provide medical services |
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Section 725.706
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Reports of physicians and supervision of medical care |
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Section 725.707
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Disputes concerning medical benefits |
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Section 725.708
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Objective of vocational rehabilitation |
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Section 725.710
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Requests for referral to vocational rehabilitation assistance |
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Section 725.711
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Statutory insurance requirements for coal mine operators |