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524.5-501 [Repealed, 1984 c 603 s 29]
524.5-501 GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP; WORKERS' COMPENSATION
PROCEEDINGS.
(a) When a matter is referred under section 176.092, subdivision 3, the court shall determine
whether the employee or dependent is a minor or an incapacitated person, shall appoint a guardian
or conservator if the employee or dependent is a minor or an incapacitated person, and shall return
the matter to the source of referral.
(b) The court shall oversee the use of monetary benefits paid to a conservator as provided
in this article or under rule 145 of the General Rules of Practice for the district courts. There
is a rebuttable presumption that a settlement or award approved by the commissioner of the
Department of Labor and Industry or a compensation judge is reasonable and fair to the employee
or dependent.
(c) Subject to the approval of the court, the insurer or self-insured employer shall pay the
costs and guardian, conservator, and attorney fees of the employee or dependent associated with
the appointment of a guardian or conservator and as required under section 176.092.
History: 2003 c 12 art 1 s 72
524.5-501 GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP; WORKERS' COMPENSATION
PROCEEDINGS.
(a) When a matter is referred under section 176.092, subdivision 3, the court shall determine
whether the employee or dependent is a minor or an incapacitated person, shall appoint a guardian
or conservator if the employee or dependent is a minor or an incapacitated person, and shall return
the matter to the source of referral.
(b) The court shall oversee the use of monetary benefits paid to a conservator as provided
in this article or under rule 145 of the General Rules of Practice for the district courts. There
is a rebuttable presumption that a settlement or award approved by the commissioner of the
Department of Labor and Industry or a compensation judge is reasonable and fair to the employee
or dependent.
(c) Subject to the approval of the court, the insurer or self-insured employer shall pay the
costs and guardian, conservator, and attorney fees of the employee or dependent associated with
the appointment of a guardian or conservator and as required under section 176.092.
History: 2003 c 12 art 1 s 72
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