(a) Within 16 days after the final payment of compensation has been
made, the employer, the insurance carrier, or where the employer is
self-insured, the employer shall notify the district director on a form
prescribed by the Secretary, stating that such final payment has been
made, the total amount of compensation paid, the name and address of the
person(s) to whom payments were made, the date of the injury or death
and the name of the injured or deceased employee, and the inclusive
dates during which compensation was paid.
(b) A ``final payment of compensation'' for the purpose of applying
the penalty provision of Sec. 702.236 shall be deemed any one of the
following:
(1) The last payment of compensation made in accordance with a
compensation order awarding disability or death benefits, issued by
either a district director or an administrative law judge;
(2) The payment of an agreed settlement approved under section 8(i)
(A) or (B), of the Act, 33 U.S.C. 908(i);
(3) The last payment made pursuant to an agreement reached by the
parties through informal proceedings;
(4) Any other payment of compensation which anticipates no further
payments under the Act.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number
1215-0024)
(Pub. L. No. 96-511)
[42 FR 45302, Sept. 9, 1977, as amended at 49 FR 18294, Apr. 30, 1984;
50 FR 399, Jan. 3, 1985]
