§ 22-3-1-3 — Rules; powers and duties

(a) The worker's compensation board may adopt
rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry into effect the worker's compensation
law (IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6) and the worker's occupational
diseases law (IC 22-3-7).
(b) The worker's compensation board is authorized:
(1) to hear, determine, and review all claims for compensation
under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-7;
(2) to require medical service for injured employees;
(3) to approve claims for medical service or attorney's fees and
the charges for nurses and hospitals;
(4) to approve agreements;
(5) to modify or change awards;
(6) to make conclusions of facts and rulings of law;
(7) to certify questions of law to the court of appeals;
(8) to approve deductions in compensation made by employers for
amounts paid in excess of the amount required by law;
(9) to approve agreements between an employer and an employee
or the employee's dependents for the cash payment of
compensation in a lump sum, or, in the case of a person under
eighteen (18) years of age, to order cash payments;
(10) to establish and maintain a list of independent medical
examiners and to order physical examinations;
(11) to subpoena witnesses;
(12) to administer oaths;
(13) to apply to the circuit or superior court to enforce the
attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production and
examination of books, papers, and records;
(14) to create and undertake a program designed to educate and
provide assistance to employees and employers regarding the
rights and remedies provided by IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-7, and
to provide for informal resolution of disputes;
(15) to assess and collect, on the board's own initiative or on the
motion of a party, the penalties provided for in IC 22-3-2 through
IC 22-3-7; and
(16) to exercise all other powers and duties conferred upon the
board by law.
Formerly: Acts 1937, c.34, s.8; Acts 1943, c.138, s.2; Acts
1973, P.L.80, SEC.5. As amended by P.L.37-1985, SEC.30;
P.L.28-1988, SEC.20; P.L.170-1991, SEC.1.