Rhode Island § 28-35-19 § 28-35-19. Hearing initiated by workers' compensation court — Petition to enforce.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 28-35-19 — § 28-35-19. Hearing initiated by workers' compensation court — Petition to enforce.

Rhode Island § 28-35-19

Title 28Labor and Labor Relations

Ch. 28-35Workersâ€™ Compensation â€” Procedure

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-35-19 (2026).

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§ 28-35-19. Hearing initiated by workers' compensation court — Petition to enforce.
(a) If the workers' compensation court has reason to believe that the payment of compensation
            has not been made, although it should have been made, it may on its own motion give
            notice to the parties of a time and place when a hearing will be had before the court
            for the purpose of determining facts and making an order. The notice shall contain
            a statement of the matter to be considered. Subsequently, all other provisions governing
            proceedings before the court shall attach insofar as they may be applicable.
         
(b) Notwithstandi

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§ 28-35-19. Hearing initiated by workers' compensation court — Petition to enforce.

(a) If the workers' compensation court has reason to believe that the payment of compensation has not been made, although it should have been made, it may on its own motion give notice to the parties of a time and place when a hearing will be had before the court for the purpose of determining facts and making an order. The notice shall contain a statement of the matter to be considered. Subsequently, all other provisions governing proceedings before the court shall attach insofar as they may be applicable.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), any memorandum of agreement, preliminary determination, order, or decree shall be enforceable by a suitable action or proceeding brought by either of the parties to it before the workers' compensation court.

Legislative History

G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 3, § 3; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-35-19; P.L. 1985, ch. 365, § 8; P.L. 1986, ch. 507, § 9; P.L. 1990, ch. 332, art. 1, § 5.