(In effect as of January 1, 2004*)
	TABLE 16. STATE WORKERS' COMPENSATION METHOD OF PAYMENT
	State	Direct Payment 1/	Agreement
	Alabama	X
	Alaska	X
	Arizona	X
	Arkansas	X
	California	X
	Colorado	X
	Connecticut		X
	Delaware		X
	Dist. of Col.	X
	Florida		X
	Georgia	X
	Hawaii	X
	Idaho	X
	Illinois	X
	Indiana		X
	Iowa	X
	Kansas	X
	Kentucky	X
	Louisiana	X
	Maine	X
	Maryland	X
	Massachusetts		X
	Michigan	X
	Minnesota	X
	Mississippi	X
	Missouri	X
	Montana	X
	Nebraska	X
	Nevada	X
	New Hampshire	X
	New Jersey	X
	New Mexico	X
	New York	X
*See Introduction page.
TABLE 16. STATE WORKERS' COMPENSATION METHOD OF PAYMENT (cont.)
	State	Direct Payment 1/	Agreement
	North Carolina		X
	North Dakota	X
	Ohio	X
	Oklahoma	X
	Oregon	X
	Pennsylvania	X
	Puerto Rico	X
	Rhode Island		X
	South Carolina		X
	South Dakota	X
	Tennessee	X
	Texas	X
	Utah	X
	Vermont		X
	Virginia		X
	Virgin Islands	X
	Washington	X
	West Virginia	X
	Wisconsin	X
	Wyoming	X
	United States*:
	FECA	X
	LHWCA	X
1/ Most employers file agreements with the Commission although
these agreements are not required for payment of benefits to
commence.
*Federal Employees' Compensation Act;
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act.