§ 131.50a. Employee request for special supersedeas hearing under section 413(c) and (d) of the act.

 (a)  This section governs the disposition of an employee’s request for a special supersedeas hearing made in connection with a challenge to the suspension or modification of workers’ compensation benefits under sections 413(c) and 413(d) of the act (77 P. S. § §  774.2 and 774.3).

 (b)  A special supersedeas hearing will be held within 21 days of the employee’s filing of the notice of challenge.

 (c)  The judge to whom the notice of challenge has been assigned will issue a written order on the challenge within 14 days of the hearing.

 (d)  If the judge fails to hold a hearing within 21 days or fails to issue a written order approving the suspension or modification of benefits within 14 days of the hearing, the insurer shall reinstate the employee’s workers’ compensation benefits at the weekly rate the employee received prior to the insurer’s suspension or modification of benefits under sections 413(c) or 413(d) of the act (77 P. S. § §  774.2 and 774.3).

 (e)  Subsections (a)—(d) supersede 1 Pa. Code § §  35.161, 35.162, 35.190 and 35.225.

   The provisions of this §  131.50a amended under sections 401.1 and 435(a) and (c) of the Workers’ Compensation Act (77 P. S. § §  710 and 991(a) and (c)); section 2205 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §  565); and section 414 of the Occupational Disease Act (77 P. S. §  1514).

   The provisions of this §  131.50a adopted January 16, 1998, effective January 17, 1998, 28 Pa.B. 329; amended December 6, 2002, effective December 7, 2002, 32 Pa.B. 6043. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (239524) and (289735).

   This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §  131.5 (relating to definitions).