77 Pa. Stat. § 1534

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-111
Section 1534 - Final receipt as evidence of termination of liability; setting aside

A final receipt, given by an employe or dependent entitled to compensation under a compensation agreement or award, shall be prima facie evidence of the termination of the employer's liability to pay compensation under such agreement or award: Provided, however, That the board, or a referee designated by the board, may, at any time within two years from the date to which payments have been made, set aside a final receipt, upon petition filed with the board, if it be conclusively proved that all disability due to the occupational disease in fact had not terminated. Where, however, a person is receiving benefits pursuant to the act of June 28, 1935 (P.L. 477, No. 193), referred to as the Heart and Lung Act, the two-year period within which the board or a referee designated by the board may set aside a final receipt upon petition filed with the board, shall not begin to run until the expiration of receipt of benefits under the Heart and Lung Act.

77 P.S. § 1534

1939, June 21, P.L. 566, No. 284, § 434. Amended 1956, Feb. 28, P.L.(1955) 1095, § 1; 1974, April 4, P.L. 236, No. 55, § 3, effective in 90 days.