RSA 281-A:46 Payment Pending Determination of Coverage; Establishing Liability for Benefits.

I. If an employee's right to compensation, other benefits, or both, under this chapter is not in dispute either as to eligibility or amount, but a dispute arises between successive employers or between successive insurance carriers for the same employer regarding liability for benefits, the commissioner, following notice to all interested parties and hearing, shall enter an order setting forth the liability of an employer or insurance carrier for the payment of compensation, other benefits, or both, in the first instance. The employer or insurance carrier ruled liable shall immediately start payment pending final determination. The commissioner may make such orders for the deposit of security as may be necessary. When the issue of liability is finally determined, either the commissi