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‘he injured person, fails or refuses to furnish such services, the
smploye may procure them and shall receive from the employer the
reasonable cost thereof, within the meaning of the Compensation
Law. The maximum amount allowed for medical and surgical ex-
penses, medicines and supplies covering the first 30 days of disability
is $100.00. In addition to this service the employer is also required
to furnish hospital services.
VETHOD OF PAYMENT AND FILING CLAIMS
In all cases where compensation is payable because of an injury
sustained during the course of employment, agreements for the pay-
ment of eompensation must be filed with the Bureau of Workmen's
Compensation for approval upon forms preseribed for this purpose
by the Workmen’s Compensation Board. Agreements for the pay-
ment of compensation do not become binding until approved. Upon
the approval of an agreement notices of such approval are mailed
to both parties interested giving the date when compensation pay-
ments begin and the weekly compensation rate.
Tn cases where compensation has been paid under the terms of
an agreement properly executed and approved or upon award by a
Referee or the Workmen’s Compensation Board, the case can be re-
opened because of the recurrence of disability due tq the original
accident upon the filing of the proper petition within the period
preseribed by the Act.
In disputed cases a claim petition must be filed by the claimant
within one year from the date of the accident or by the dependents
in a fatal case within one year from the date of death due to an
accident. otherwise the claim is forever barred.
SYNOPSIS OF COMPENSATION LAW
Following is a synopsis of some of the important provisions of
‘he Pennsylvania Workmen's Compensation Law:
APPLIES TO ALL ACCIDENTS:
Tn Pennsylvania in “course of employment” causing disability for more than
7 days—or death in 200 weeks. (Mxcept when intentionally self inflicted
or caused by a third person for personal reasons).
EMPLOYEES EXCEPTED:
Domestic Servants, Agricultural Workers, Home Workers and Casual Workers
not employed in employer's regular business.
COMPULSORY:
On State, County, City, Borough, Township, School “or any other govern-
mental authority created by the laws of this Commonwealth.”
OPTIONAL:
With all other employers and all employes.
INSURANCE:
Every employer electing to come under Article III, must insure to cover
liability to his employes and may do so in
The State Insurance Fund
A stock Company
A mutual Company, or
Socure exemption from insuring his liability if permitted by the Bureau.
WAGES:
Mean the money rate at which the services rendered is recompensed under
ba oontract for hiring in force at the time of the accident. Not including
