106.1

(a) Promptly, after receiving notice of an employee's injury or death, the Program shall:

(1) In the event of injury, notify the employee or employee's representative that a report of injury has been received for the employee, if the report was filed by the employing agency;

(2) In the event of an employee's death, notify eligible beneficiaries of record that a report of death of the employee has been received; and

(3) Provide the employee, employee's representative, or eligible beneficiaries, as applicable, with instructions on how to file a claim for workers' compensation.

(b) The Program's failure to provide notification pursuant to this subsection shall not be prima facie evidence of good cause for a delay in submitting a claim.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 28 DCR 2307 (May 22, 1981); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 7484 (September 15, 2000); as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 9540 (October 8, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 12224, 12228 (December 24, 2010); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 8766, 8769 (July 27, 2012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 6325 (July 7, 2017); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 4246 (April 5, 2019).