10 C.F.R. § 852.7 What provisions are set forth in State Agreements?
Title 10 - Energy
DOE may not execute a State Agreement that does not contain the following provisions: (a) A statement that an application is submitted to a Physician Panel only if the application satisfies the criteria in §852.6 of this part: (1) The application was filed by or on behalf of a DOE contractor employee or a deceased DOE contractor employee's estate or survivor; (2) The illness or death of the DOE contractor employee may have been caused by exposure to a toxic substance; and (3) The illness or death of the DOE contractor employee may have been related to employment at a DOE facility. (b) An agreement that a Physician Panel must apply the standards set forth in §852.8 of this part when making a determination that an illness or death arose from exposure to a toxic substance during the course of employment at a DOE facility; (c) An agreement that the Program Office must provide assistance to only those applicants with a positive determination from the Physician Panel; and (d) An agreement that a positive determination by the Physician Panel has no effect on the scope of State workers' compensation proceedings, the conditions for compensation, or the rights and obligations of the participants in the proceeding; provided that consistent with Part D of the Act such a determination will prevent DOE and may prevent a DOE contractor from contesting an applicant's workers' compensation claim.
Title 10: Energy
PART 852—GUIDELINES FOR PHYSICIAN PANEL DETERMINATIONS ON WORKER REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE IN FILING FOR STATE WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS
§ 852.7 What provisions are set forth in State Agreements?
