[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 20, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 20CFR61.105]



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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS

 

                      CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF WORKERS'

                         COMPENSATION PROGRAMS,

                           DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

 

PART 61_CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE WAR HAZARDS COMPENSATION ACT, 

AS AMENDED--Table of Contents

 

                   Subpart B_Reimbursement of Carriers

 

Sec.  61.105  Direct payment of benefits.



    (a) The Office may pay benefits, as they accrue, directly to any 

entitled beneficiary in lieu of reimbursement of a carrier.

    (b) The Office will not accept a case for direct payment until the 

right of the person or persons entitled to benefits has been established 

and the Office finds that the carrier would be entitled to reimbursement 

for continuing benefits.

    (c) The Office will not accept a case for direct payment until the 

rate of compensation or benefit and the period of payment have become 

relatively fixed and known. The Office may accept a case for direct 

payment before this condition has been satisfied, if the Office 

determines that direct payment is advisable due to the circumstances in 

that particular case.

    (d) In cases transferred to the Office for direct payment, medical 

care for the effects of a war-risk injury may be furnished in a manner 

consistent with the regulations governing the furnishing of medical care 

under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 

8101, et seq.).

    (e) The transfer of a case to the Office for direct payment does not 

affect the hearing or adjudicatory rights of a beneficiary or carrier as 

established under the Defense Base Act or other applicable workers' 

compensation law.

    (f) The Office may retransfer any case to a carrier either for the 

purpose of completion of adjudicatory processes or for continuation of 

payment of benefits.



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