Once workers’ compensation benefits are being paid must the insurance company get permission to suspend or terminate indemnity benefits under workers’ compensation?
Yes, unless there has been a return to work as explained in the paragraph below. A Form 24 must be filed with the North Carolina Industrial Commission and sent to the employee or the employee’s attorney of record, if any, and payments may be stopped only after a telephone hearing and written decision by the Commission. Indemnity benefits paid under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-29 may be terminated when an employee has returned to work for the same or different employer subject to the Trial-Return to Work provisions set forth under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-32.1, or when the employer contests a claim pursuant to Payment Without Prejudice under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-18(d), within ninety (90) days (unless an extension up to 120 days has been granted by the Industrial Commission). Otherwise, the insurance company must submit a Form 24 – Application to Terminate or Suspend Payments of Compensation Pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-18.1, to the Industrial Commission. The Industrial Commission shall approve
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