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§ 1001. Termination of employer's liability; final receipt given by employe

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 77 P.S. Workers’ Compensation

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 77 P.S. Workers' Compensation (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 6. Procedure (Refs & Annos)
Termination of Employer's Liability
77 P.S. § 1001
§ 1001. Termination of employer's liability; final receipt given by employe
A final receipt, given by an employe or dependent entitled to compensation under a compensation agreement notice or award, shall be prima facie evidence of the termination of the employer's liability to pay compensation under such agreement notice or award: Provided, however, That a referee1 designated by the department may, at any time within three years from the date to which payments have been made, set aside a final receipt, upon petition filed with the department, or on the department's own motion, if it be shown that all disability due to the injury in fact had not terminated. Where, however, a person is receiving benefits pursuant to the act of June 28, 1935 (P.L. 477, No. 193), referred to as the Heart and Lung Act,2 the two-year period3 within which a referee may set aside a final receipt upon petition filed with the department, or upon the department's own motion, shall not begin to run until the expiration of the receipt of benefits pursuant to the Heart and Lung Act.

Credits

1915, June 2, P.L. 736, No. 338, art. IV, § 434, added 1919, June 26, P.L. 642, § 6. Reenacted and amended 1937, June 4, P.L. 1552, No. 323, § 1; 1939 June 21, P.L. 520, § 1. Amended 1956, Feb. 28, P.L. (1955) 1120, § 1; 1972, Feb. 8, P.L. 25, No. 12, § 3; 1972, March 29, P.L. 159, No. 61, § 23, effective May 1, 1972; 1974, April 4, P.L. 239, No. 56, § 4, effective in 90 days; 1974, Dec. 5, P.L. 782, No. 263, § 14, effective in 60 days.

Footnotes

Reference to “referee” deemed to be reference to “workers' compensation judge”, pursuant to 1996, June 24, P.L. 350, No. 57, § 31.
53 P.S. § 637 et seq.
This reference to “two-year period” inserted by Act 1974, April 4, P.L. 239, No. 56, § 4, was overlooked by Act 1974, Dec. 5, P.L. 782, No. 263, § 14, which extended the period from two years to three years.
77 P.S. § 1001, PA ST 77 P.S. § 1001
Current through Act 13 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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