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employe, such medical, surgical or other attendance or treat-
ment, nurse and hospital services, medicines, crutches, and
apparatus as may be required by the Commission in an amount
not to exceed one hundred and fifty dollars ($150. 00). If the
employer fail to provide the same the injured employe may do
so at the expense of the employer. All fees and other
charges for such treatment and sendees shall be subject to
regulations by the Commission, and shall be limited to such
charges as prevail in the same community for similar treat-
ment of injured persons of a like standard of living, and in
case death ensues from the injury within two years, reasonable
funeral expenses shall be allowed not to exceed the sum of
seventy-five dollars ($75. 00). Provided, however, that if there
are no dependents and the deceased employe leaves sufficient
estate to pay same, all expenses of last sickness and burial
shall be paid by said estate and not by the employer or insur-
ance company, or commission out of the State Accident Fund,
as the case may be. The Commission shall have full power to
adopt rules and regulations with respect to furnishing medical,
nurse, hospital sendees and medicines to injured employes en-
titled thereto and for the payment therefor.
Section 39. When an employe is entitled to compensation
under this Act he shall file with the Commission his applica-
tion together with a certificate of the physician, if any, who
attended him, within thirty days after the beginning of his
disability, for which compensation is claimed, and failure to
do so unless excused by the Commission, either on the ground
that the insurance carrier or the employer has not been preju-
diced thereby, or for some other sufficient reason, shall be a bar
to any claim under this Act.
When death results from injury the parties entitled to com-
pensation under this Act, or someone in their behalf, shall
make application for same to the Commission, which applica-
tion must be accompanied with proof of death and proof of
relationship showing the parties to be entitled to compensation
under this Act, certificates of attending physician, if attended
by a physician, and such other proof as may be required by
the rules of the Commission.
Section 46. Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore or
hereinafter contained, no employe or dependent of any employe
shall be entitled to receive any compensation or benefits under
this Act on account of any injury to or death of an. employe
caused by self-inflicted injury, the wilful misconduct, or where
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