NCIC Industrial Commission Rules

The N.C. Industrial Commission promulgates:

• Rules for Workers’ Compensation Claims (Effective June 1, 2000, with Revisions Effective August 1, 2006).
• Rules for Tort Claims (Effective May 1, 2000).
• Rules for Childhood Vaccine-Related Injury (Effective January 20, 1995).
• Rules Relating to the Law-Enforcement Officers’, Firemen’s, Rescue Squad Workers’ and Civil Air Patrol Members’ Death Benefits Act (Effective August 1, 1979).
• Rules for Managed Care Organizations (Effective January 1, 1996).
• Rules for Mediated and Neutral Evaluation Settlement Conferences (Effective June 1, 2000).
• Rules for Utilization of Rehabilitation Professionals (Effective June 1, 2000).
• A Summary for Injured Workers of the Rules Governing the Use of Rehabilitation Professionals in Workers’ Compensation Cases. Spanish version: Resumen De Las Reglas Que Rigen El Uso De Los Profesionales De Rehabilitación En Los Casos De Compensación Laboral Para Los Trabajadores Lesionados.
• Rules for Utilization Review (Effective January 1, 1996).

The Commission uses a Loss of Vision Table to determine the percentage of loss of vision.

The N.C. Industrial Commission also offers a combined N.C. General Statutes Chapter 97 and N.C. Industrial Commission Rules Database (last updated November 14, 2003).

This page was last updated 20 March 2008