Pennsylvania Statutes Title 77 P.S. Workers' Compensation § 1000.6. Collective bargaining agreements

(1) benefits supplemental to those provided in sections 306 and 307;  1

(2) an alternative dispute resolution system which may include, but is not limited to, arbitration, mediation and conciliation;

(3) the use of a limited list of providers for medical treatment for any period of time agreed upon by the parties;

(4) the use of a limited list of impartial physicians;

(5) the creation of a light duty, modified job or return to work program;

(6) the adoption of twenty-four-hour medical coverage; and

(7) the establishment of safety committees; and

(8) a vocational rehabilitation or retraining program.

(d)(1) Determinations rendered as a result of an alternative dispute resolution procedure shall remain in force during a period in which the employer and a recognized or certified exclusive collective bargaining representative are renegotiating a collective bargaining agreement.

(2) Upon the expiration of an agreement which contains a provision for an alternative dispute resolution procedure for workers' compensation claims, the resolution of claims relating to injuries sustained as a result of a work-related accident or occupational disease may, if the agreement so provides, be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the expired agreement until the employer and a recognized or certified exclusive bargaining representative agree to a new agreement.

(3) Upon the termination of an agreement which is not subject to renegotiation and upon severance of the employment relationship, the employer and employes shall become fully subject to the provisions of this act to the same extent that they were prior to the implementation of the agreement.