Laws of the People's Republic of China

The Ministry of Labor and Social Security

Reply of the General Office of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security on the Issues Concerning Time Limitation on Affirmation the Occupational Injuries

LaoSheTingHan [2001] No.261

December 3, 2001

Labor Bureau of Dalian:

Request for Instructions on Time Limitation on Confirming the Occupational Injuries (DaLaoFa [2001] No.87) from your bureau has been received, after disquisition, the following is the reply:

Article 11 "After received the report of occupational injuries or application on occupational injuries insurance of workers and staff, administration of labor shall organize insurance institution of occupational injuries to investigate and shall decide whether it is occupational injuries in 7 days. In special cases, the decision can be made in longer time, but it can't be more than 30 days. "of the Interim Measures on Occupational Injuries Insurance of Workers and Staff Members in Enterprises (LaoBuFa [1996] No.266), is the time limitation for the labor administrations to affirm the occupational injuries, but is not the time limitation for the labor security departments to accept the affirmation application of occupational injuries.