Sec. 3. (a) The worker’s compensation board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry into effect the worker’s compensation law (IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6) and the worker’s occupational diseases law (IC 22-3-7).

     (b) The worker’s compensation board is authorized:

(1) to hear, determine, and review all claims for compensation under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-7;

(2) to require medical service for injured employees;

(3) to approve claims for medical service or attorney‘s fees and the charges for nurses and hospitals;

(4) to approve agreements;

(5) to modify or change awards;

(6) to make conclusions of facts and rulings of law;

(7) to certify questions of law to the court of appeals;

(8) to approve deductions in compensation made by employers for amounts paid in excess of the amount required by law;

(9) to approve agreements between an employer and an employee or the employee’s dependents for the cash payment of compensation in a lump sum, or, in the case of a person under eighteen (18) years of age, to order cash payments;

(10) to establish and maintain a list of independent medical examiners and to order physical examinations;

(11) to subpoena witnesses;

(12) to administer oaths;

(13) to apply to the circuit or superior court to enforce the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production and examination of books, papers, and records;

(14) to create and undertake a program designed to educate and provide assistance to employees and employers regarding the rights and remedies provided by IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-7, and to provide for informal resolution of disputes;

(15) to assess and collect, on the board’s own initiative or on the motion of a party, the penalties provided for in IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-7; and

(16) to exercise all other powers and duties conferred upon the board by law.

Formerly: Acts 1937, c.34, s.8; Acts 1943, c.138, s.2; Acts 1973, P.L.80, SEC.5. As amended by P.L.37-1985, SEC.30; P.L.28-1988, SEC.20; P.L.170-1991, SEC.1.