Pennsylvania Statutes Title 77 P.S. Workers' Compensation § 717.1. Prompt payment of compensation; interest; credit for excess payment; controversion

(i) the payment of temporary compensation and the claimant's acceptance of that compensation does not mean the claimant's employer is accepting responsibility for the injury or that a compensation claim has been filed or commenced;

(ii) the payment of temporary compensation entitles the claimant to a maximum of ninety (90) days of compensation; and

(iii) the claimant may need to file a claim petition in a timely fashion under section 315,  3 enter into an agreement with his employer or receive a notice of compensation payable from his employer to ensure continuation of compensation payments.

(5)(i) If the employer ceases making payments pursuant to a notice of temporary compensation payable, a notice in the form prescribed by the department shall be sent to the claimant and a copy filed with the department, but in no event shall this notice be sent or filed later than five (5) days after the last payment.

(ii) This notice shall advise the claimant, that if the employer is ceasing payment of temporary compensation, that the payment of temporary compensation was not an admission of liability of the employer with respect to the injury subject to the notice of temporary compensation payable, and the employe must file a claim to establish the liability of the employer.

(iii) If the employer ceases making payments pursuant to a notice of temporary compensation payable, after complying with this clause, the employer and employe retain all the rights, defenses and obligations with regard to the claim subject to the notice of temporary compensation payable, and the payment of temporary compensation may not be used to support a claim for compensation.

(iv) Payment of temporary compensation shall be considered compensation for purposes of tolling the statute of limitations under section 315.