Practice question
A worker enjoying temporary total disability benefits refuses to submit the monthly medical report certified by the attending physician. The System invokes Rule IV Section 5(a). What consequence does that provision state?
- Permanent forfeiture of every social-security right
- Suspension of the benefit until compliance with the medical-report requirement
- Automatic imprisonment without hearing
- A conclusive finding that no accident occurred
- Automatic transfer of the pension to the employer
Legal references
- Amended Rules on Employees Compensation, Rule III Sections 2-3 and Rule IV Sections 3-5: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/10/48368
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