BLBA

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BLBA is a U.S. federal law that provides compensation and medical benefits to coal miners (and their survivors) who are disabled by pneumoconiosis, commonly known as black lung disease.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
workers' compensation statute ⓘ
administeredBy Office of Workers' Compensation Programs ⓘ
U.S. Department of Labor ⓘ
aimsTo ensure access to medical care for black lung disease ⓘ
provide income support to miners unable to work due to black lung disease ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act black lung provisions ⓘ
appliesTo coal miners ⓘ
survivors of coal miners ⓘ
benefitType medical treatment for pneumoconiosis ⓘ
monthly cash benefits ⓘ
survivor benefits ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
covers hospitalization related to pneumoconiosis ⓘ
medical services for treatment of pneumoconiosis ⓘ
prescription drugs for pneumoconiosis ⓘ
pulmonary rehabilitation related to pneumoconiosis ⓘ
distinguishesFrom state workers' compensation systems for occupational disease ⓘ
eligibilityCriterion coal mine employment ⓘ
death due to pneumoconiosis for survivor claims ⓘ
total disability due to pneumoconiosis ⓘ
establishes federal entitlement program for black lung disease ⓘ
focusesOn coal mine dust exposure ⓘ
fullName Black Lung Benefits Act ⓘ
hasBeneficiaries certain dependents of deceased miners ⓘ
living miners with totally disabling pneumoconiosis ⓘ
surviving spouses of miners who died due to pneumoconiosis ⓘ
hasPresumption certain length of coal mine employment may create presumption of pneumoconiosis-related disability ⓘ
implementedThrough claims process before the U.S. Department of Labor ⓘ
intendedTo shift costs of black lung disease from miners and public assistance to coal industry ⓘ
jurisdiction federal ⓘ
legalArea labor law ⓘ
occupational health law ⓘ
social welfare law ⓘ
legalBasisFor federal black lung benefits claims ⓘ
protects coal miners with totally disabling pneumoconiosis ⓘ
provides federal standard for black lung disability claims ⓘ
purpose provide benefits to eligible survivors of miners who died due to pneumoconiosis ⓘ
provide compensation to coal miners disabled by pneumoconiosis ⓘ
provide medical benefits to coal miners disabled by pneumoconiosis ⓘ
regulates benefits for black lung disease ⓘ
requires medical evidence of pneumoconiosis for most claims ⓘ
subjectMatter black lung disease ⓘ
occupational disease ⓘ
pneumoconiosis ⓘ
targetsRisk respiratory disease from coal dust exposure ⓘ

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