# 20 C.F.R. § 702.212 (2026): Notice; when given; when given for certain occupational diseases

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## Section

- **Citation:** 20 C.F.R. § 702.212 (2026)
- **Heading:** Notice; when given; when given for certain occupational diseases
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 20 CFR: Employees' Benefits / Chapter VI: OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR / Part 702: ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURE / Subpart B: Claims Procedures / § 702.212: § 702.212   Notice › when given › when given for certain occupational diseases.

## Text

(a) For other than occupational diseases described in (b), the employee must give notice within thirty (30) days of the date of the injury or death. For this purpose the date of injury or death is:
(1) The day on which a traumatic injury occurs;
(2) The date on which the employee or claimant is or by the exercise of reasonable diligence or by reason of medical advice, should have been aware of a relationship between the injury or death and the employment; or
(3) In the case of claims for loss of hearing, the date the employee receives an audiogram, with the accompanying report which indicates the employee has suffered a loss of hearing that is related to his or her employment. (See § 702.441).
(b) In the case of an occupational disease which does not immediately result in disability or death, notice must be given within one year after the employee or claimant becomes aware, or in the exercise of reasonable diligence or by reason of medical advice, should have been aware, of the relationship between the employment, the disease and the death or disability. For purposes of these occupational diseases, therefore, the notice period does not begin to run until the employee is disabled, or in the case of a retired employee, until a permanent impairment exists.
(c) For purposes of workers whose coverage under this Act is dependent on denial of coverage under a State compensation program, as described in § 701.401, the time limitations set forth above do not begin to run until a final decision denying State coverage is issued under the State compensation act.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1215-0160)
[50 FR 397, Jan. 3, 1985, as amended at 51 FR 4283, Feb. 3, 1986]

## Nearby sections

- [20 C.F.R. § 702.201 (2026) § 702.201   Reports from employers of employee's injury or death.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P702_S702_201.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 702.202 (2026) § 702.202   Employer's report; form and contents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P702_S702_202.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 702.203 (2026) § 702.203   Employer's report; how given.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P702_S702_203.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 702.204 (2026) § 702.204   Employer's report; penalty for failure to furnish and or falsifying.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P702_S702_204.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 702.205 (2026) § 702.205   Employer's report; effect of failure to report upon time limitations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P702_S702_205.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 702.211 (2026) § 702.211   Notice of employee's injury or death; designation of responsible official.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P702_S702_211.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 702.212 (2026) § 702.212   Notice; when given; when given for certain occupational diseases.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P702_S702_212.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 702.213 (2026) § 702.213   Notice; by whom given.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P702_S702_213.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 702.214 (2026) § 702.214   Notice; form and content.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P702_S702_214.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 702.215 (2026) § 702.215   Notice; how given.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P702_S702_215.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 702.216 (2026) § 702.216   Effect of failure to give notice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P702_S702_216.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 702.217 (2026) § 702.217   Penalty for false statement, misrepresentation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P702_S702_217.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 702.221 (2026) § 702.221   Claims for compensation; time limitations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P702_S702_221.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 702.222 (2026) § 702.222   Claims; exceptions to time limitations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P702_S702_222.md)

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