Connecticut General Statutes 31-280b – Compensation Review Board
(a) There shall be a Compensation Review Board within the Workers’ Compensation Commission. The chairperson of the Workers’ Compensation Commission shall serve as chief of the Compensation Review Board and shall have responsibility for the operation of the board. On or before January 1, 1992, the chairperson shall appoint a chief clerk of the Compensation Review Board under the provisions of chapter 67 who shall be responsible to the chairperson for the efficient operation of the board.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 31-280b
- Administrative law judge: means the administrative law judge who has jurisdiction in the matter referred to in the context. See Connecticut General Statutes 31-275
- Commission: means the Workers' Compensation Commission. See Connecticut General Statutes 31-275
- Compensation: means benefits or payments mandated by the provisions of this chapter, including, but not limited to, indemnity, medical and surgical aid or hospital and nursing service required under section 31-294d and any type of payment for disability, whether for total or partial disability of a permanent or temporary nature, death benefit, funeral expense, payments made under the provisions of section 31-284b, 31-293a or 31-310, or any adjustment in benefits or payments required by this chapter. See Connecticut General Statutes 31-275
- Member: includes all parts of the human body referred to in subsection (b) of section 31-308. See Connecticut General Statutes 31-275
(b) The board shall review appeals of decisions made by administrative law judges pursuant to this chapter. The chief shall annually select two administrative law judges to sit with him to hear such appeals for a term of one year, except that no administrative law judge may sit in review of an award or decision rendered by him. The chief may select a third administrative law judge to sit on the board if one of the board members is disqualified or temporarily incapacitated from hearing the matter under review.
(c) No administrative law judge except the chief may serve as a member of the Compensation Review Board for more than one year during the term for which he was appointed.