38 - Disablement treated as accident.

§  38. Disablement treated as accident. The disablement of an employee  resulting from an occupational disease described in subdivision  two  of  section  three  shall  be treated as the happening of an accident within  the meaning of this chapter and the procedure and practice  provided  in  this  chapter  shall apply to all proceedings under this article, except  where specifically otherwise provided herein.