Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 115-4-.02 - Processing of Claims; Notice of Claim; Supporting Documentation

(1) Claims under this Chapter shall, where applicable, be processed by the Board in the same manner as other claims subject to compensation by resolution, except as outlined herein.

(2) A Notice of Claim under this Chapter shall be filed within 18 months after the date of the personal injury or death for which compensation is authorized under this Chapter.

(3) The incident or offense for which compensation is sought under this Chapter must have been reported to an officer of the law within five (5) days of its occurrence, or if the incident or offense could not reasonably have been reported within such period, within five (5) days of the time when a report could reasonably have been made.

(4) Any such claimant under this Chapter shall, prior to introduction of a resolution for compensation, submit in addition to any other documents required by the Board, reports from all physicians and surgeons who have treated or examined the victim and from hospitals that have admitted the victim in relation to the injury for which compensation is claimed at the time of or subsequent to the victim's injury or death. If, in the opinion of the Board, reports on the previous medical history of the victim, examination of the injured victim and a report thereon, or report on the cause of death of the victim by an impartial medical expert would be of material aid in making its recommendation, the Board shall call for the claimant to produce such reports and submit to such examination.

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Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 115-4-.02

O.C.G.A., Sec. 28-5-102.

Original Rule entitled "Processing of Claims; Notice of Claim; Supporting Documentation" was, filed on March 24, 1983; effective April 13, 1983.