The employing unit shall timely arrange patients suspected of occupational diseases for diagnosis; During the period of diagnosis or medical observation, patients suspected of occupational diseases may not terminate or terminate their labor contracts.

The expenses of patients suspected of occupational diseases during diagnosis and medical observation shall be borne by the employer.

Article 17 If an employee is injured by an accident or is diagnosed and identified as an occupational disease according to the provisions of the Law on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases, the unit to which he belongs shall, within 30 days from the date of the accident injury or the date of the diagnosis and identification as an occupational disease, apply to the social insurance administrative department in the overall planning area for work-related injury identification. Under special circumstances, with the consent of the administrative department of social insurance, the application time limit may be appropriately extended.

If the employing unit fails to apply for work-related injury identification in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the employees with work-related injuries or their close relatives and trade unions may directly apply for work-related injury identification to the social insurance administrative department where the employing unit is located within 1 year from the date of the accident injury or the date of being diagnosed as an occupational disease.

In accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of this article, matters that should be identified by the provincial social insurance administrative department shall be handled by the municipal social insurance administrative department located in the district where the employer is located in accordance with the principle of territoriality.

If the employer fails to file an application for work-related injury identification within the time limit specified in the first paragraph of this article, the employer shall bear the relevant expenses such as work-related injury treatment in accordance with the provisions of these regulations during this period.

Article 19 ..... If the employee or his close relatives consider it to be a work-related injury, and the employer does not consider it to be a work-related injury, the employer shall bear the burden of proof.

It is recommended that you apply for diagnosis, medical observation (treatment) and identification:

The occupational disease diagnosis appraisal committee is organized by the municipal health administrative department with districts, and is responsible for the first appraisal of occupational disease diagnosis disputes.

If a party refuses to accept the appraisal conclusion of the municipal occupational disease diagnosis appraisal committee with districts, it may apply to the provincial health administrative department where the original appraisal institution is located for re-appraisal within 15 days from the date of receiving the occupational disease diagnosis appraisal.

The appraisal by the Provincial Occupational Disease Diagnosis and Appraisal Committee is final.