Altermatts Painting v. Subsequent Injury Trust Fund

Beasley, Chief Judge.

We granted Altermatts Painting and Selective Insurance Company discretionary appeal in this workers’ compensation case to address the following question regarding the construction of OCGA § 34-9-363.1 (b): When a reimbursement agreement between an employer and the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund has been submitted to, *358but not yet approved, by the State Board of Workers’ Compensation, must the employer submit a settlement with its employee first to the Fund for approval or may the settlement be submitted directly to the Board? The answer is that the settlement must first be…