1. (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 ).

2. (b) The worker's compensation board is authorized:

   1. (1) to hear, determine, and review all claims for compensation under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-7 ;
   2. (2) to require medical service for injured employees;
   3. (3) to approve claims for medical service or attorney's fees and the charges for nurses and hospitals;
   4. (4) to approve agreements;
   5. (5) to modify or change awards;
   6. (6) to make conclusions of facts and rulings of law;
   7. (7) to certify questions of law to the court of appeals;
   8. (8) to approve deductions in compensation made by employers for amounts paid in excess of the amount required by law;
   9. (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. (10) to establish and maintain a list of independent medical examiners and to order physical examinations;
   11. (11) to subpoena witnesses;
   12. (12) to administer oaths;
   13. (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. (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. (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. (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.

As amended by P.L.37-1985, SEC.30; P.L.28-1988, SEC.20; P.L.170-1991, SEC.1.