North Dakota Code 65-05-01.1 – Pneumoconiosis claims – Rules – Agreements
The organization shall provide such additional coverage, allow such additional time for claims to be filed, and pay such additional compensation and other benefits in excess of the coverage, filing time, and benefits otherwise provided in this title, as may be required by the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 and amendments thereto, for any coal miner, coal miner’s surviving spouse, or dependents who, due to the disability or death of such coal miner as the result of pneumoconiosis, would be entitled to claim benefits under such federal Act; provided, however, that such claim is first filed with the federal agency designated in the federal Act and adjudicated and found compensable by them; and provided that such pneumoconiosis was contracted or aggravated as the result of employment as a coal miner in the state of North Dakota. The organization shall adopt such reasonable rules and enter into such agreements necessary to comply with section 421 of said federal Act.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 65-05-01.1
- Organization: includes a foreign or domestic association, business trust, corporation, enterprise, estate, joint venture, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership, partnership, trust, or any legal or commercial entity. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49