§ 22-3-1-3

(a) The worker's compensation board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry into effect the worker's compensation law (IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6) and the worker's occupational diseases law (IC 22-3-7).(b) The worker's compensation board is authorized:(1) to hear, determine, and review all claims for compensation under IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-7;(2) to require medical service for injured employees;(3) to approve claims for medical service or attorney's fees and the charges for nurses and hospitals;(4) to approve agreements;(5) to modify or change awards;(6) to make conclusions of facts and rulings of law;(7) to certify questions of law to the court of appeals;(8) to approve deductions in compensation made by employers for amounts paid in excess of the amount required by law;(9) to approve agreements between an employer and an employee or the employee's dependents for the cash payment of compensation in a lump sum, or, in the case of a person under eighteen (18) years of age, to order cash payments;(10) to establish and maintain a list of independent medical examiners and to order physical examinations;(11) to subpoena witnesses;(12) to administer oaths;(13) to apply to

, to order cash payments;(10) to establish and maintain a list of independent medical examiners and to order physical examinations;(11) to subpoena witnesses;(12) to administer oaths;(13) to apply to the circuit or superior court to enforce the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production and examination of books, papers, and records;(14) to create and undertake a program designed to educate and provide assistance to employees and employers regarding the rights and remedies provided by IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-7, and to provide for informal resolution of disputes;(15) to assess and collect, on the board's own initiative or on the motion of a party, the penalties provided for in IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-7; and(16) to exercise all other powers and duties conferred upon the board by law.Formerly: Acts 1937, c.34, s.8; Acts 1943, c.138, s.2; Acts 1973, P.L.80, SEC.5. As amended by P.L.37-1985, SEC.30; P.L.28-1988, SEC.20; P.L.170-1991, SEC.1.