§ 22-3-4-5 — Disputes; hearings

(a) If the employer and the injured employee or
the injured employee's dependents disagree in regard to the
compensation payable under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6 or, if they
have reached such an agreement, which has been signed by them, filed
with and approved by the worker's compensation board, and afterward
disagree as to the continuance of payments under such agreement, or
as to the period for which payments shall be made, or to the amount to
be paid, because of a change in conditions since the making of such
agreement, either party may then make an application to the board for
the determination of the matters in dispute.
(b) Upon the filing of such application, the board shall set the date
of hearing, which shall be as early as practicable, and shall notify the
employee, employer, and attorneys of record in the manner prescribed
by the board of the time and place of all hearings and requests for
continuances. The hearing of all claims for compensation, on account
of injuries occurring within the state, shall be held in the county in
which the injury occurred, in any adjoining county, except when the
parties consent to a hearing elsewhere. Claims assigned to an
individual board member that are considered to be of an emergency
nature by that board member, may be heard in any county within the
board member's jurisdiction.
(c) All disputes arising under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6, if not
settled by the agreement of the parties interested therein, with the
approval of the board, shall be determined by the board.
Formerly: Acts 1929, c.172, s.58; Acts 1959, c.360, s.1. As
amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.43; P.L.28-1988, SEC.37;
P.L.95-1988, SEC.9; P.L.170-1991, SEC.10.