All issues of fact or law arising under the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law shall be determined by the worker's compensation division of the labor department pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 52 NMSA 1978. History: 1953 Comp., § 59-11-16, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 299, § 5; 1986, ch. 22, § 60; 1987, ch. 342, § 29. ANNOTATIONSApplication of rules of procedure. — Language in this section is comparable to Section 52-1-34 NMSA 1978 (repealed) of the present Workmen's (Workers') Compensation Law and under the rules noted above requires application of the rules of civil procedure in cases arising under the Occupational Disease Disablement Law unless not reasonable to do so. Holman v. Oriental Refinery, 1965-NMSC-029, 75 N.M. 52, 400 P.2d 471 (decided under former law). Relation back of amended complaint. — All that is required by Section 52-3-42 NMSA 1978 is the timely filing of a complaint. As noted, this section provides that this may be done informally, but so long as facts are pleaded from which the employee's rights may be determined, defects may be corrected. An amended claim may relate back to the date of the original claim if such amended claim arose out of s facts are pleaded from which the employee's rights may be determined, defects may be corrected. An amended claim may relate back to the date of the original claim if such amended claim arose out of the same conduct, transaction or occurrence as the claim set forth in the original complaint. If it did, it will be related back to the date of the filing of the original complaint. Holman v. Oriental Refinery, 1965-NMSC-029, 75 N.M. 52, 400 P.2d 471.
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