Title 72 — WORKER’S COMPENSATION AND RELATED LAWS — INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
17 chapters · 421 sections in this title.
Idaho Code § 72-604 Failure to report tolls employee limitations
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72-604. Failure to report tolls employee limitations. When the employer has knowledge of an occupational disease, injury, or death and willfully fails or refuses to file the report as required by section 72-602(1), Idaho Code, the notice of change of status required by section 72…
Idaho Code § 72-701 Notice of injury and claim for compensation for injury — Limitations
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72-701. Notice of injury and claim for compensation for injury — Limitations. No proceedings under this law shall be maintained unless a notice of the accident shall have been given to the employer as soon as practicable but not later than sixty (60) days after the happening ther…
Idaho Code § 72-702 Form of notice and claim
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72-702. Form of notice and claim. Such notice and such claim shall be in writing; the notice shall contain the name and address of the employee, and shall state in ordinary language the time, place, nature and cause of the injury or disease and shall be signed by him or by a pers…
Idaho Code § 72-703 Giving of notice and making of claim
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72-703. Giving of notice and making of claim. Any notice under this law shall be given to the employer, or, if the employer is a partnership, then to any one (1) of the partners. If the employer is a corporation, then the notice may be given to any agent of the corporation upon w…
Idaho Code § 72-704 Sufficiency of notice — Knowledge of employer
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72-704. Sufficiency of notice — Knowledge of employer. A notice given under the provisions of section 72-701 or section 72-448, Idaho Code, shall not be held invalid or insufficient by reason of any inaccuracy in stating the time, place, nature or cause of the injury, or disease,…
Idaho Code § 72-705 Limitation of time — Minors and incompetents
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72-705. Limitation of time — Minors and incompetents. No limitation of time provided in this law shall run as against any person who is mentally incompetent or a minor dependent so long as he has no committee, guardian or next friend.
Idaho Code § 72-706 Limitation on time on application for hearing
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72-706. Limitation on time on application for hearing. (1) When no compensation paid. When a claim for compensation has been made and no compensation has been paid thereon, the claimant, unless misled to his prejudice by the employer or surety, shall have one (1) year from the da…
Idaho Code § 72-707 Commission has jurisdiction of disputes
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72-707. Commission has jurisdiction of disputes. All questions arising under this law, if not settled by agreement or stipulation of the interested parties with the approval of the commission, except as otherwise herein provided, shall be determined by the commission.
Idaho Code § 72-708 Process and procedure
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72-708. Process and procedure. Process and procedure under this law shall be as summary and simple as reasonably may be and as far as possible in accordance with the rules of equity.
Idaho Code § 72-709 Attendance of witnesses — Production of documents — Deposition — Witness fees
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72-709. Attendance of witnesses — Production of documents — Deposition — Witness fees. (1) The commission or any member thereof or any hearing officer, examiner or referee appointed by the commission shall have the power to subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, take testimony, is…
Idaho Code § 72-710 Transcripts of proceedings
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72-710. Transcripts of proceedings. A stenographic or machine transcription of any proceeding or of testimony adduced at any hearing, shall be taken by the commission.
Idaho Code § 72-711 Compensation agreements
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72-711. Compensation agreements. If the employer and the afflicted employee reach an agreement in regard to compensation under this law, a memorandum of the agreement shall be filed with the commission, and, if approved by it, thereupon the memorandum shall for all purposes be an…
Idaho Code § 72-712 Hearings
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72-712. Hearings. Upon application of any party to the proceeding, or when ordered by the commission or a member thereof or a hearing officer, referee or examiner, and when issues in a case cannot be resolved by pre-hearing conferences or otherwise, a hearing shall be held for th…
Idaho Code § 72-713 Notice of hearings — Service
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72-713. Notice of hearings — Service. (1) The commission shall give at least ten (10) days’ written notice of the time and place of hearing and of the issues to be heard. (2) Parties represented by an attorney shall receive notice by email. (3) Unrepresented parties shall receive…
Idaho Code § 72-714 Hearings, where and how conducted
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72-714. Hearings, where and how conducted. (1) The hearing may be held in the city or town or within the county where the injury or disease occurred, or in such other place as the commission deems most convenient for the parties and most appropriate for ascertaining their rights.…
Idaho Code § 72-715 Disobedience to commission’s directive process
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72-715. Disobedience to commission’s directive process. If any person in proceedings before the commission or a member thereof, or hearing officer, referee or examiner, disobeys or resists any lawful order or process, or misbehaves during a hearing or so near the place thereof as…
Idaho Code § 72-716 Record of proceedings — Service of order or award
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72-716. Record of proceedings — Service of order or award. A decision of the commission together with the transcript of the evidence, findings of fact, rulings of law, award or order, and any other matter pertinent to the questions arising during the hearing shall be filed in the…
Idaho Code § 72-717 Effect of decision by one member or assigned officer — Claim for review
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72-717. Effect of decision by one member or assigned officer — Claim for review. If the matter has been assigned for hearing by a member, hearing officer, referee, or examiner, the record of such hearing, together with the recommended findings and determination, shall be submitte…
Idaho Code § 72-718 Finality of commission’s decision
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72-718. Finality of commission’s decision. A decision of the commission, in the absence of fraud, shall be final and conclusive as to all matters adjudicated by the commission upon filing the decision in the office of the commission; provided, within twenty (20) days from the dat…
Idaho Code § 72-719 Modification of awards and agreements — Grounds — Time within which made
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72-719. Modification of awards and agreements — Grounds — Time within which made. (1) On application made by a party in interest filed with the commission at any time within five (5) years of the date of the accident causing the injury or date of first manifestation of an occupat…
Idaho Code § 72-724 Appeal to supreme court
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72-724. Appeal to supreme court. An appeal may be made to the supreme court by such parties from such decisions and orders of the commission and within such times and in such manner as prescribed by rule of the supreme court.
Idaho Code § 72-725 Record on appeal
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72-725. Record on appeal. The agency’s record and reporter’s transcript in an appeal to the supreme court shall contain such portions and documents of the proceedings of the commission, and be prepared, processed and transmitted to the supreme court as provided by rule of the sup…
Idaho Code § 72-731 Stay on appeal
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72-731. Stay on appeal. An appeal to the supreme court shall automatically operate as a supersedeas or stay of the award, order or decision being disputed on the appeal unless the commission shall otherwise order.
Idaho Code § 72-732 Disposition of appeal — Jurisdiction of Supreme Court
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72-732. Disposition of appeal — Jurisdiction of Supreme Court. Upon hearing the court may affirm or set aside such order or award, or may set it aside only upon any of the following grounds: (1) The commission’s findings of fact are not based on any substantial competent evidence…
Idaho Code § 72-733 Limited jurisdiction of courts
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72-733. Limited jurisdiction of courts. Except as herein provided, no court of this state shall have jurisdiction to review, vacate, set aside, reverse, revise, correct, amend or annul any order or award of the commission, or to suspend or delay the execution or operation thereof…
Idaho Code § 72-734 Interest on compensation awards
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72-734. Interest on compensation awards. Whenever a decision shall have been entered by the commission awarding compensation of any kind to a claimant, such award shall accrue and the employer shall become liable for, and shall pay, interest thereon from the date of such decision…
Idaho Code § 72-735 Enforcement of award — Filing in district court — Duty of court to enter judgment
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72-735. Enforcement of award — Filing in district court — Duty of court to enter judgment. (1) In the event of default in payment of compensation due under an award and on or after the 30th day from the date upon which compensation became due, any party in interest may file in th…
Idaho Code § 72-736 District court judgment nonappealable — A lien upon execution
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72-736. District court judgment nonappealable — A lien upon execution. The decree or judgment from the district court entered pursuant to section 72-735, shall have the same effect, and all proceedings in relation thereto shall thereafter be the same as though said decree or judg…
Idaho Code § 72-737 Revision of district court’s judgment upon modification of award by commission
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72-737. Revision of district court’s judgment upon modification of award by commission. The district court, upon the filing with it of a certified copy of a decision of the commission ending, diminishing or increasing compensation previously awarded, shall revoke or modify its pr…
Idaho Code § 72-801 False representation a misdemeanor — Forfeiture of compensation
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72-801. False representation a misdemeanor — Forfeiture of compensation. If, for the purpose of obtaining any benefit or payment under the provisions of this law, either for himself or for any other person, any one wilfully makes a false statement or representation, he shall be g…
Idaho Code § 72-802 Compensation not assignable — Exempt from execution
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72-802. Compensation not assignable — Exempt from execution. No claims for compensation under this law, including compensation payable to a resident of this state under the worker’s compensation laws of any other state, shall be assignable, and all compensation and claims therefo…
Idaho Code § 72-803 Claims of attorneys and physicians and for medical and related services — Approval
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72-803. Claims of attorneys and physicians and for medical and related services — Approval. Claims of attorneys and claims for medical services and for medicine and related benefits shall be subject to approval by the commission; provided however, that fees for physician services…
Idaho Code § 72-804 Attorney’s fees — Punitive costs in certain cases
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72-804. Attorney’s fees — Punitive costs in certain cases. If the commission or any court before whom any proceedings are brought under this law determines that the employer or his surety contested a claim for compensation made by an injured employee or dependent of a deceased em…
Idaho Code § 72-805 Law not retroactive
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72-805. Law not retroactive. The provisions of this law shall not apply to injuries received and occupational diseases manifested or to the compensation payable therefor prior to the taking effect of this law, except as in this law otherwise provided.
Idaho Code § 72-806 Notice of change of status
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72-806. Notice of change of status. A workman shall receive written notice within fifteen (15) days of any change of status or condition including, but not limited to, the denial, reduction or cessation of medical and/or monetary compensation benefits, which directly or indirectl…
Idaho Code § 72-901 Board of directors of state insurance fund — Creation of state insurance fund
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72-901. Board of directors of state insurance fund — Creation of state insurance fund. (1) There is hereby created as an independent body corporate politic a fund, to be known as the state insurance fund, for the purpose of insuring employers against liability for compensation un…
Idaho Code § 72-902 State insurance manager — Powers and duties of state insurance manager
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72-902. State insurance manager — Powers and duties of state insurance manager. The board of directors of the state insurance fund shall appoint a manager of the state insurance fund, whose duties, subject to the direction and supervision of the board, shall be to conduct the bus…
Idaho Code § 72-904 Power to sue and be sued
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72-904. Power to sue and be sued. The state insurance fund may, in its official name, sue and be sued in all the courts of the state, and before the industrial commission in all actions or proceedings arising out of anything done or offered in connection with the state insurance …
Idaho Code § 72-906 Employment of assistants
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72-906. Employment of assistants. The manager may employ such assistants, experts, statisticians, actuaries, accountants, inspectors, clerks, and other employees as necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and to perform the duties imposed upon him by this chapter. T…
Idaho Code § 72-907 Personal liability
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72-907. Personal liability. The manager shall not, nor shall any person employed by him, be personally liable in his private capacity for or on account of any act performed or contract entered into in an official capacity in good faith and without intent to defraud, in connection…
Idaho Code § 72-908 Salaries, expenses and payment of same
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72-908. Salaries, expenses and payment of same. The salary of the manager of the state insurance fund, and the salary or compensation of employees in said fund, and all expenses incurred by said fund shall be audited and paid out of the moneys belonging to said fund.
Idaho Code § 72-910 State treasurer custodian of fund
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72-910. State treasurer custodian of fund. The state treasurer shall be the custodian of the state insurance fund, and all disbursements therefrom shall be paid by him upon warrants signed by the state controller, or upon sight drafts signed by the state insurance manager as prov…
Idaho Code § 72-912 Investment of surplus or reserve
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72-912. Investment of surplus or reserve. The endowment fund investment board shall at the direction of the manager invest any of the surplus or reserve funds belonging to the state insurance fund in real estate and the same securities and investments authorized for investments b…
Idaho Code § 72-912A Appointment of investment managers
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72-912A. Appointment of investment managers. The manager of the state insurance fund may direct the endowment fund investment board to select and contract with a minimum of one (1) investment manager to manage the investment of the state insurance funds. The designated investment…
Idaho Code § 72-926 Disclosures prohibited
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72-926. Disclosures prohibited. Information acquired by the manager from employers or employees pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to disclosure according to chapter 1, title 74, Idaho Code, and any officer or employee of the manager or of the state insurance fund who, wit…
Idaho Code § 72-927 Payment of compensation and refunds
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72-927. Payment of compensation and refunds. The state insurance manager shall submit each month to the state board of examiners an estimate of the amount necessary to meet the current disbursements for workmen’s compensation insurance losses and premium refunds to policyholders …
Idaho Code § 72-928 Insurance by public corporations — Provision for Idaho national guard
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72-928. Insurance by public corporations — Provision for Idaho national guard. (a) A public corporation may insure against its liability for compensation with the state insurance fund and not with any other insurance carrier, unless such fund shall refuse to accept the risk when …
Idaho Code § 72-929 Maritime risk coverage
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72-929. Maritime risk coverage. Notwithstanding any Idaho Code provision to the contrary, the state insurance fund may participate in any pooling arrangement that is under the direction and control of the national council on compensation insurance that will provide insurance for …
Idaho Code § 72-1001 Short title
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72-1001. Short title. This chapter may be cited as "The Crime Victims Compensation Act."
Idaho Code § 72-1002 Legislative purpose and intent
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72-1002. Legislative purpose and intent. The legislature hereby finds, determines and declares that victims of violent crime are often reduced to bereft and destitute circumstances as a result of the criminal acts perpetrated against them, that the financial or economic resources…