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⭐TITLE 810. OKLAHOMA WORKERS= COMPENSATION COMMISSION EMERGENCY RULES as approved by the Commission 1/16/2014
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OKLAHOMA WORKERS= COMPENSATION COMMISSION EMERGENCY RULES as approved by the Commission 1/16/2014 CHAPTER 2 - Practice and Procedure Subchapter 1 - General Provisions Section 810:2-1-1 Purpose Section 810:2-1-2 Scope Section 810:2-1-3 Definitions Section 810:2-1-4 Reporting injuries or deaths Section 810:2-1-5 Commencing temporary total disability compensation and medical benefits Section 810:2-1-6 Terminating temporary compensation Section 810:2-1-7 Forms and other documents generally Section 810:2-1-8 Display and use of an individual=s Social Security number Section 810:2-1-9 Who may appear before Commission Section 810: Contact information for service of notice; entry of appearance; leave to withdraw Section 810: Designation of agent for service of notice Section 810: Prohibited communications Section 810: Time computation 810: Purpose This Chapter provides rules of practice and procedure, both informal and formal, to govern all workers= compensation proceedings coming before the Commission for disposition pursuant to the AWCA. 810: Scope (a) The rules of this Chapter shall be known as the AOklahoma Workers= Compensation Commission Rules of Practice and and may be cited as OAC 810:2. (b) The rules of this Chapter shall govern all proceedings before the Commission, the Commissioners, any Commission Administrative Law Judge, the Executive Director, or other officer or employee of the Commission, regarding and related to a work injury, occupational disease or illness, or death, occurring on and after February 1, 2014, as provided in the AWCA. (c) The rules of this Chapter shall not be construed as limiting the Commission=s authority to grant an exception, for good cause shown, to any rule contained herein, unless otherwise precluded by law. 810: Definitions In addition to the terms defined in 85A O.S. '2, the following words and terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: AAdministrative Law means an Administrative Law Judge of the Commission to whom the Commission has delegated by order or otherwise, the authority to conduct a hearing. means an attorney licensed to practice law in Oklahoma and a member in good standing of the Oklahoma Bar Association, or an out-of-state attorney. means the Administrative Workers= Compensation Act, 85A O.S. ''1, et seq. ABusiness means a day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. ACertified workplace medical means an organization that is certified by the Oklahoma State Department of Health to provide management of quality treatment to injured2 employees for injuries and diseases compensable pursuant to the workers= compensation laws of the State of Oklahoma. AClaim for means a Commission prescribed form filed by or on behalf of an injured worker or the worker=s dependents to initiate a claim for benefits pursuant to the AWCA for an alleged work injury, occupational disease or illness, or death. means a person who claims benefits for an alleged work injury, occupational disease or illness, or death, pursuant to the provisions of the AWCA. "Commission" means the Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission, a designee, or an Administrative Law Judge to whom the Commission has delegated responsibility as authorized by 85A O.S. '21(D). ACommission means the Chair of the Oklahoma Workers= Compensation Commission. means postponing a hearing from the time or date set, and rescheduling it on a later time or date. AControverted means there has been a contested hearing before the Commission over whether there has been a compensable injury or whether the employee is entitled to temporary total disability, temporary partial disability, permanent partial disability, permanent total disability, or death compensation. means the process by which a party may, before the hearing, obtain evidence relating to the disputed issue or issues from the other parties and witnesses. means any written matter filed in a cause, including any attached appendices. AExecutive means the Executive Director of the Commission. Good cause means, in the context of a request for continuance or failure of a party to comply with the Rules of this Chapter, circumstances beyond the party s control or that the party could not reasonably foresee. In the context of a claim, defense, or order, it means a reasonable legal basis. AInsurance means any stock company, mutual company, or reciprocal or interinsurance exchange authorized to write or carry on the business of workers= compensation insurance in this state, and includes an individual own risk employer or group self-insurance association duly authorized by the Commission to self fund its workers= compensation obligations. AJoint Petition means a settlement between the employer/insurance carrier and the employee, of all or some issues and matters in a claim for compensation. ALegal means only those days declared legal holidays pursuant to 25 O.S. '82.1 or by proclamation of the Governor of Oklahoma. means the process of resolving disputes with the assistance of a mediator, outside of a formal administrative hearing. AOut-of-state means a person who is not admitted to practice law in the State of Oklahoma, but who is admitted in another state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a foreign country. APro means without an attorney. means any action, case, hearing, or other matter pending before the Commission. "Representative" means a person designated in writing by an injured employee, person claiming a death benefit, employer, insurance carrier or health or rehabilitation provider, to assist or represent them before the Commission in a matter arising under the AWCA. "Sanction" means a penalty or other punitive action or remedy imposed by the Commission on an insurance carrier, representative, employee, employer, or health care provider for an act or omission in violation of the AWCA or a rule, judgment, order, or decision of the3 Commission. means any duly qualified individual employer or group self-insurance association authorized by the Commission to self fund its workers= compensation obligations. means a Commission issued writ commanding a person to attend as a witness to testify or to produce documents, including books, papers and tangible things, at a deposition or at a hearing. AWorkers= compensation fee means a state mandated schedule of maximum allowable reimbursement levels for health care providers, including hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and inpatient rehabilitation facilities, rendering reasonable and necessary health care services and supplies to an injured employee for a compensable injury pursuant to the Oklahoma workers= compensation laws. 810: Reporting injuries or deaths (a) Employer=s first report of injury. (1) Within ten (10) days after the date of receipt of notice or of knowledge of death or injury that results in more than three days= absence from work for the injured employee, the employer shall send a report thereof to the Commission as provided in 85A O.S. '63, on a form prescribed by the Commission that includes, in addition to other required information, the worker=s full name and date of birth, and the last four digits of the worker=s Social Security number. The report shall be known as the Employer=s First Notice of Injury. The employer also shall send the report to the employer=s insurance carrier, if any, within the ten day period. (2) The report shall contain the information required by 85A O.S. '63 and any additional information prescribed by the Commission. (b) Additional reporting requirements. Reports or additional reports with respect to the death, injury and of the condition of the employee shall be sent by the employer to the Commission at such time and in such manner as the Commission may prescribe. (c) Evidentiary effect of reports. Any report provided pursuant to this Section shall not be evidence of any fact stated in the report in any proceeding with respect to the injury or death for which the report is made. (d) Sanctions. Failure or refusal of an employer to comply with the reporting requirements of this Section may subject the employer to sanctions prescribed in 85A O.S. ' : Commencing temporary total disability compensation and medical benefits (a) Upon receipt of notice or of knowledge that an employee has been injured, the employer has an obligation under the AWCA to provide that employee with reasonable and necessary medical treatment for the injury, and to pay temporary total disability compensation if the employee is unable to perform the employee=s job, or any alternative work offered by the employer, for more than three (3) calendar days. No order from the Commission directing the employer to provide these benefits is required. (b) The first installment of temporary total disability compensation is due on the fifteenth day after the employer has notice of the injury. By that date, all temporary total disability compensation then accrued shall be paid to the employee, and weekly installment payments shall be made thereafter, unless the employer controverts the employee=s right to compensation as provided in 85A O.S. '86 by timely filing a Commission prescribed Employer=s Intent to Controvert Claim form with the Commission. To be timely, the employer must file the Employer=s Intent to Controvert Claim within fifteen (15) days after notice of the injury, or by such later date as fixed by the Commission, in its discretion, upon the employer=s written request for a4 filing extension. The request must be postmarked within the fifteen-day period after the employer has notice of the injury. The employer shall send a copy of the Employer=s Intent to Controvert Claim to the employee and so certify on the form when filed. The employee may request a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge of the Commission no sooner than ten (10) days after filing a claim for compensation with the Commission as provided in 810: : Terminating temporary compensation (a) Temporary compensation may be terminated if the worker has no claim for compensation on file with the Commission. If there is a claim for compensation on file, the employer may terminate temporary compensation without a Commission order only if one of the following events occurs: (1) The employee returns to full-time employment; (2) The employee, or if represented, the employee=s attorney, receives written notification from the employer that the temporary total disability benefits were terminated for a cause stated in 85A O.S. '45(A)(2). The cause shall be specified in the notice; (3) The employee is incarcerated for a misdemeanor or felony conviction in this state or another jurisdiction; (4) The employee files a permanent disability rating report or a request for hearing before the Commission on permanent disability; (5) The parties voluntarily agree in writing to terminate temporary compensation; (6) The employee dies; or (7) Any other event that causes temporary compensation to be lawfully terminated without Commission order as provided in 85A O.S. '62, or as otherwise permitted in the AWCA. (b) In all other instances, temporary compensation may be terminated only by Commission order. An employer may request a hearing on the termination of temporary total disability benefits by filing a CC-Form-13 Request for Prehearing Conference with the Commission and concurrently mailing a copy thereof to the opposing parties. The CC-Form-13 mailed to the opposing parties shall include a copy of all evidentiary exhibits, including any medical report, relied upon by the employer in support of terminating temporary compensation. (c) If an employer is found to have improperly terminated temporary compensation, the Commission may require the employer to file a new CC-Form-13 Request for Prehearing Conference and show full compliance with this Section before a hearing on the employer=s request to terminate temporary compensation will be conducted. (d) If the employee files an objection to the employer=s termination of temporary total disability benefits within ten (10) days of the termination, the employee may request an expedited hearing on the issue of reinstatement of the benefits as provided in 85A O.S. '45(A)(2). 810: Forms and other documents generally (a) All forms, pleadings, proposed orders, correspondence or other documents submitted to the Commission shall: (1) be typewritten or printed legibly on 8 2 A by 11" paper; (2) refer to the Commission file number if assigned; (3) bear the typed or printed name, mailing address, telephone number, and signature, of the person who prepared the document, including the firm name if applicable; and (4) include the attorney=s Oklahoma Bar Association number, if the document is submitted by an attorney licensed to practice law in Oklahoma. (b) The signature of an attorney or party constitutes the following:5 (1) a certification that the claim, request for benefits, request for additional benefits, controversion of benefits, request for a hearing, pleading, form, motion, or other paper has been read; (2) that it is well grounded in fact and is warranted by existing law or a good faith argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law; and (3) that it is not brought for any improper purpose, such as to harass or to cause unnecessary delay or needless increase in the cost of litigation. (c) If a claim, request for benefits, request for additional benefits, request for hearing, pleading, motion, or other paper: (1) is not signed, it shall be stricken unless it is signed promptly after the omission is called to the attention of the pleader or movant; or (2) is signed in violation of the AWCA, the Commission, including Administrative Law Judges, on motion or on their own initiative, shall impose an appropriate sanction as prescribed in 85A O.S. '83. (d) All documents filed with the Commission shall be served on all parties and shall have a certificate of service setting forth the manner of such service. A copy of all correspondence addressed to the Commission with respect to a pending matter shall be sent to all parties at the time it is sent to the Commission and shall list the parties to whom copies were sent. (e) All forms filed with the Commission shall be file-stamped by the Clerk of the Commission on the date of receipt. 810: Display and use of an individual=s Social Security number Unless otherwise ordered or as otherwise provided by law, every filer may limit the employee=s or the employee=s dependent=s Social Security number to only the last four digits of that number in all pleadings, papers, exhibits or other documents, or Commission forms prescribed by the Commission. The responsibility for following this provision rests solely with counsel, the parties, or any other filer. The Clerk of the Commission shall not have any duty to review documents for compliance with this provision. If a filer includes the Social Security number in any document filed with the Commission, the document becomes a public record as filed. Nothing in this Section shall impact the confidentiality of any records the Legislature has determined are confidential. 810: Who may appear before Commission (a) Attorneys licensed to practice law in Oklahoma and members in good standing of the Oklahoma Bar Association may appear on behalf of parties to litigation before the Commission and in Joint Petition Settlement proceedings before the Commission. Legal interns licensed by the Oklahoma Supreme Court may appear on behalf of a party only on matters properly within the scope of their license. Out-of-state attorneys who have complied with the requirements of Chapter 1, Appendix 1, Article II, Section 5 of Title 5 of the Oklahoma Statutes may appear on behalf of a party with leave of the Commission. The attorney shall file an entry of appearance with the Commission as provided in 810: (b) A corporation, limited liability company, insurance carrier, individual own risk employer, and group self-insurance association, may appear only by its attorney, or by a designated representative with full settlement authority. (c) Any entity listed in subsection (b), which desires to appear by non-lawyer representative, must submit the credentials of the designated representative to the Commission in advance of the representative s first appearance at a Commission proceeding. The Commission will maintain a record of the representative s credentials to facilitate subsequent appearances.6 (d) Representatives attempting to appear without complying with subsection (c) will not be allowed to proceed on behalf of their respective party. Authorization to appear as a non-lawyer representative is a privilege which may be withdrawn at any time. Non-lawyer representatives shall be held to the same ethical standards as attorneys of record in Commission proceedings, and are expected to be familiar with and follow the rules of this Chapter. Misuse or abuse of this privilege with the intent of harassment or delay may result in sanctions being imposed against the representatives and/or parties involved. (e) Individuals may appear pro se at any time. 810: Contact information for service of notice; entry of appearance; leave to withdraw (a) Contact information for service of notice. (1) Each party, upon instituting or responding to any proceedings before the Commission, shall file with the Commission the party=s address, or the name and address of any agent upon whom notices shall be served to such party or agent at the last address so filed with the Commission. A party, including a claimant acting pro se, shall promptly communicate any change of address to the Commission=s Docket Office. (2) An attorney of record, as defined in Subsection (d) of this Section, shall give notice of a change of address by providing the Commission=s Docket Office with a copy of the letterhead containing the new address and a list containing the Oklahoma Bar Association number of each attorney member of the firm who regularly appears before the Commission. (3) Notice and service of documents may be made as prescribed in 12 O.S. 2005(B). It is the responsibility of parties to an action before the Commission to provide a current mailing address, and address if available, to Commission staff. Notices and documents sent to the last known address or address on file with the Commission, are presumed delivered in a timely manner, and presumed received. (b) Entry of appearance. (1) An entry of appearance shall be filed by any attorney or law firm representing any party in any proceeding before the Commission. No attorney or law firm will be recognized in any case before the Commission unless the attorney or law firm duly entered their written appearance. When an entry of appearance has been duly filed by a law firm, any attorney member of that firm may appear and be recognized by the Commission. All entries of appearance when filed shall be accompanied by a written authorization signed by the client and attorney identifying the attorney or law firm as the client=s representative, as defined in 810:2-1-3, to provide services in the workers= compensation matter, including the presentation of evidence as provided in 85A O.S. '71(C)(1)(a). (2) An appearance on behalf of the employer/insurance carrier shall be filed no later than ten (10) days after the employer/insurance carrier=s receipt of a file-stamped copy of a claimant=s claim for compensation filed pursuant to 810: The entry of appearance for the employer/insurance carrier shall identify whether or not the employer is an active member of a certified workplace medical plan in which the claimant is potentially enrolled, and if so, the name of the plan.7 (c) (d) Leave to withdraw. (1) Once an entry of appearance has been filed, Leave to Withdraw can only be had upon written order of the Commission following appropriate notice to the client and the opposing side. Substitution of Counsel may be had by filing with the Commission and serving on the opposing party a notification of the substitution, signed by the attorney of record, the substituted attorney and the client. Notification of the substitution when filed shall be accompanied by a written authorization signed by the client and substituted attorney identifying the attorney as the client=s representative to provide services in the workers= compensation matter, including the presentation of evidence as provided in 85A O.S. '71(C)(1)(a). (2) Except when an attorney=s representation has been terminated at the client=s initiative, no attorney shall be allowed to withdraw as an attorney for a party when that attorney has signed the pleadings necessary to perfect an appeal to the Commission en banc. This prohibition shall apply until the appeal has been fully submitted to the Commission en banc for consideration. This prohibition shall not apply if another attorney has entered an appearance for the appealing party before the filing of the application to withdraw. Attorney of record. (1) The attorney of record for the claimant in a case shall be the attorney signing the first claim for compensation filed in the case for the claimant as provided in 810: Any other attorney who files an entry of appearance on behalf of any party in the case or who is identified as a substitute attorney pursuant to a notice of substitution of attorney shall also be considered an attorney of record. The Commission shall send notices to all attorneys of record until a substitution of attorney has been filed or an Application for Leave to Withdraw has been filed and granted by the Commission. Various attorneys may appear before the Commission in a matter, but notice shall be sent only to those attorneys who are an Aattorney of as defined in this Subsection. (2) Attorneys of record who change law firms shall notify the Commission of the status of the representation of their clients, and shall immediately seek Leave to Withdraw, when appropriate. 810: Designation of agent for service of notice (a) Each insurance carrier, as defined in 810:2-1-3, shall designate a single agent for service of notice by filing a Designation of Service Agent form with the Commission. A copy of the form may be obtained from the Commission at its main offices, or from the Commission=s website. (b) Once a claim for compensation is filed as provided in 810:2-5-2, if the employer is self-insured or insured by an insurance carrier, the Commission shall send all notices and correspondence to the designated agent, until an entry of appearance is filed as provided in 810: If no agent for service of notice is designated on a Designation of Service Agent form, notices and correspondence shall be sent to the: (1) signatory on the self-insurance application, if the insurer is an individual own risk employer; (2) Administrator of the group self-insurance association, if the insurer is a group self-insurance association; (3) person designated to receive notice of service of process for an insurer as provided in 36 O.S. '621, if the insurer is a foreign or alien insurance carrier; (4) President and Chief Executive Officer of CompSource Oklahoma, if the insurer is CompSource Oklahoma; or8 (5) service agent on file with the Oklahoma Secretary of State, if the insurer is a domestic insurance carrier. (c) If the employer is uninsured or the Commission cannot determine insurance coverage, notice and correspondence shall be sent to the employer at the address supplied by the claimant on the claim for compensation form prescribed in 810: If the notice is returned to the Commission because the claimant has supplied the wrong address for the employer, the Commission shall so inform the claimant. The claimant has the obligation of providing the Commission with the proper address so notices and correspondence can be sent to the employer. 810: Prohibited communications (a) Ex parte communications by an Administrative Law Judge of the Commission with any party, witness or medical provider are proscribed in 85A O.S. '105, and may subject the Administrative Law Judge to disqualification from the action or matter upon presentation of an application for disqualification. (b) Parties, attorneys, mediators, case managers, counselors, vocational rehabilitation evaluators, witnesses and medical providers shall have no ex parte communications with the assigned Administrative Law Judge regarding the merits of a specific matter pending before the judge. (c) Direct or indirect ex parte communications by a party or their attorney, agent, employees, or anyone else acting on their behalf, with a Commission appointed professional regarding specific cases or claimants are prohibited except as authorized in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection. (1) For purposes of this Subsection, ACommission appointed means independent medical examiners, vocational rehabilitation counselors, case managers, and others who have been appointed by the Commission to provide services or treatment to the claimant. The term also includes the office staff of the professional and any physician who accepts a referral from a Commission appointed professional for treatment or evaluation of the claimant when such referral is authorized by the Commission. The term excludes a treating physician selected pursuant to 85A O.S. '56 regarding change of physician. (2) The following communications are permitted communications: (A) Joint letter of the parties requesting information or opinions from the Commission appointed professional after approval by the assigned Administrative Law Judge; (B) Communication with the staff of a Commission appointed independent medical examiner to schedule or verify an appointment, or to authorize diagnostic testing, treatment or surgery; (C) Communication with a Commission appointed medical case manager concerning light duty issues consistent with the physician=s restrictions; (D) Any communication between the claimant and the Commission appointed professional necessary to complete the claimant=s treatment, testing or evaluation; and (E) Communication between Commission appointed professionals. (3) Failure to comply with this Subsection may, in the discretion of the assigned Administrative Law Judge, result in the imposition of costs, a citation for contempt, or sanctions against the offending party. (4) Instances of prohibited communications with a Commission appointed professional shall be communicated by the Commission appointed professional to the assigned Administrative Law Judge and all parties or counsel, in writing.9 810: Time computation (a) Generally. The time within which an act is to be done, as provided in the AWCA or this Title, shall be computed by excluding the first day and including the last day. If the last day is a legal holiday, it shall be excluded, and performance of that act shall be required on the next regular business day. Time limits related to filing dates shall be computed as provided in this Section from the date of filing as reflected by the date of the file stamp on the document. (b) Time period of less than eleven days. When the period of time prescribed or allowed is less than eleven (11) days, intermediate legal holidays and any other day when the office of the Clerk of the Commission does not remain open for public business until the regularly scheduled closing time, shall be excluded from the computation. CHAPTER 2 - Practice and Procedure Subchapter 3 - Informal Dispute Resolution Processes Section 810:2-3-1 Purpose Section 810:2-3-2 Policy Section 810:2-3-3 Counselor program Section 810:2-3-4 Mediation process, generally Section 810:2-3-5 Preliminary conferences Section 810:2-3-6 Certified mediators Section 810:2-3-7 Mediation without Commission order of referral Section 810:2-3-8 Mediation by Commission order of referral Section 810:2-3-9 Mediator powers and responsibilities Section 810: Confidentiality of proceedings; attendance Section 810: Concluding mediation Section 810: Mediator fees 810: Purpose This Subchapter establishes procedures and standards governing alternative dispute resolution, including mediation, as an informal dispute resolution process for workers= compensation claims and issues, as authorized in 85A O.S. '70 regarding preliminary conferences, 85A O.S. '109 regarding the Commission counselor program, and 85A O.S. '110 regarding alternative dispute resolution and mediation. 810: Policy The Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission is committed to the use of alternative dispute resolution procedures in workers= compensation claims, and all parties to workers= compensation claims are encouraged to voluntarily consider mediation as an alternative to traditional trials for the resolution of their disputes. Such informal procedures can achieve the just, efficient and economical resolution of controversies while preserving the right to a full administrative hearing on demand. 810: Counselor program (a) The Commission shall maintain a workers= compensation counselor program to assist injured employees, employers and persons claiming death benefits under the AWCA. The program shall be administered by the Counselor Division of the Commission.10 (b) A Division counselor shall: (1) meet with or otherwise provide information to injured employees; (2) investigate complaints; (3) communicate with employers, insurance carriers, individual own risk employers, group self-insurance associations, and health care providers on behalf of injured employees; (4) provide informational seminars and workshops on workers= compensation for medical providers, insurance adjustors, and employee and employer groups; and (5) develop informational materials for employees, employers and medical providers. (c) Notice of the availability of the services of the counselor program and of the availability of mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution to assist injured workers shall be mailed to the injured worker within ten (10) days of the filing of the Employer=s First Notice of Injury as provided in 810: Information about the counselor program and the availability of alternative dispute resolution also shall be made part of the Commission=s training materials for self-insurers and claims representatives handling Oklahoma workers= compensation claims. 810: Mediation process, generally All workers= compensation issues may be mediated except for disputes related to medical care under a certified workplace medical plan or claims against the Multiple Injury Trust Fund. Mediation shall be voluntary, informal, nonbinding (unless the parties enter into a settlement agreement) and strictly confidential. If an agreement is not reached, the results and statements made during the mediation are not admissible in any following proceeding except as provided in 810: Mediation may be by mutual agreement of the parties to a workers= compensation dispute or pursuant to a referral order by the assigned Administrative Law Judge as provided in 85A O.S. '110(E) following the filing of a request for administrative hearing and assent of the parties to mediate. Parties may waive mediation and proceed directly to an administrative hearing. General information about mediation in workers= compensation may be obtained from the Commission=s Counselor Division. 810: Preliminary conferences (a) Pursuant to 85A O.S. '70, the Counselor Division is directed to: (1) assist unrepresented claimants to enable those persons to protect their rights in the workers= compensation system; and (2) facilitate informal dispute resolution and settlement of workers= compensation claims and issues through preliminary conferences, called Mediation Conferences. (b) Division counselors are authorized to advise unrepresented claimants and to approve Joint Petition Settlements which may result from a preliminary conference; provided, the same counselor who conferred with the claimant may not also approve the Joint Petition Settlement. (c) A Mediation Conference as provided in this Section may be conducted by agreement of the parties to a workers= compensation dispute or pursuant to a referral order by the assigned Administrative Law Judge following the filing of a request for hearing and assent of the parties to mediate as provided in 85A O.S. '110. All workers= compensation issues may be mediated except for disputes related to medical care under a certified workplace medical plan or claims against the Multiple Injury Trust Fund. (d) A Mediation Conference set and conducted as provided in this Section shall be voluntary, informal, nonbinding and strictly confidential. The mediator is authorized to compel attendance at the conference, but is not authorized to compel settlement. Attendance by the parties, and/or a representative of each party having full authority to settle all issues, is required. Failure to attend11 a Mediation Conference pursuant to this Section without good cause is subject to sanctions for contempt as provided in 85A O.S. '73(B). (e) The Mediation Conference may be held in the county where the accident occurred, if the accident occurred in Oklahoma, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, or as otherwise directed by the Commission. Mediation Conferences involving a nonresident claimant or an accident occurring outside Oklahoma shall be held at the main offices of the Commission in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, or as otherwise directed by the Commission. (f) A Mediation Conference may be concluded by any party at any time, by the mediator if in the mediator's discretion it is necessary or an impasse exists, or upon an agreement or settlement being reached by the parties. Whether or not an agreement or settlement is reached, upon conclusion of the conference, the mediator shall complete the Commission prescribed Report of Mediation Conference form and send a copy to each party. The original Report of Mediation shall be filed in the Commission case file, and if there is none, then shall be retained by the Counselor Division. (g) Except as otherwise provided in Subsections (c) through (f) of this Section, a Mediation Conference conducted by the Counselor Division shall be conducted according to the policies and procedures applicable to mediation conferences of workers= compensation matters by private mediators as provided in 810:2-3-4, 810:2-3-7 through 810: : Certified mediators (a) Mediator list. The Commission shall maintain a list of private mediators to serve as certified mediators for the Commission=s alternative dispute resolution program. The list shall be placed on the Commission=s website at (b) Qualifications. To be eligible for appointment by the Commission to the list of certified workers' compensation mediators for a five-year period, the individual must: (1) be an attorney or non-attorney who has worked in the area of Oklahoma workers= compensation benefits for at least five (5) years; and (2) otherwise have complied with the requirements of 85A O.S. '110. (c) Application for appointment. To request appointment to the list of certified workers= compensation mediators, an individual shall: (1) Submit a signed and completed Commission prescribed Mediator Application form and resume to the following address: Oklahoma Workers= Compensation Commission, Attention: COUNSELOR DIVISION, 1915 North Stiles Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Illegible, incomplete or unsigned applications will not be considered by the Commission and shall be returned. A copy of the Mediator Application form may be obtained from the Commission at the address set forth in this Paragraph, or from the Commission=s website at and (2) Verify that the individual, if appointed, will: (A) schedule a mediation session within thirty (30) days of the order appointing the mediator, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties; (B) schedule mediation sessions for a minimum two (2) hour block of time, and not schedule more than one mediation session to take place at a time; (C) submit biennially to the Counselor Division written verification of compliance with the continuing education requirements prescribed by 85A O.S. '110(H); and (D) accept as payment in full for services rendered, compensation not exceeding the rate or fee provided in 810:12 (d) (e) Renewal process. (1) The Commission shall notify a certified mediator of the end of the mediator=s five-year qualification period at least sixty (60) calendar days before the expiration of that period. (2) Criteria for reappointment is the same criteria as for initial appointment in effect at the time of reappointment. Revocation. (1) Removal of an individual from the list of certified workers= compensation mediators shall be by request of the mediator or by the Commission after notice and opportunity for hearing. (2) The Commission may remove a mediator from the list of certified workers= compensation mediators for cause, including, but not limited to the following grounds: (A) a material misrepresentation in information submitted to apply for appointment to the Commission=s list of certified workers= compensation mediators; (B) refusal or substantial failure to comply with this Section or other applicable Commission rules, and statutes. (3) Proceedings related to revocation shall be governed by 810: on show cause hearings and the contested hearings rules set forth in Subchapter 5 of this Chapter. 810: Mediation without Commission order of referral Mediation shall be voluntary and shall not be conducted without the consent of the parties. Parties to a workers= compensation dispute subject to mediation may mutually agree to mediation by a mediator certified by the Commission, to a preliminary conference pursuant to 810:2-3-5, to a Commission mediator pursuant to 85A O.S. '110(D), or may schedule and proceed with mediation independent of the Commission=s processes and with a mediator of their choice. A party may initiate voluntary mediation with a Commission certified mediator by submitting a request for mediation in writing to the Commission=s Counselor Division. The Division shall contact the opposing party to ascertain whether or not there is an agreement to mediate. Failure of the opposing party to respond to a request for mediation within fifteen (15) days of notification thereof shall be deemed a refusal to mediate. If mediation is agreed to, the parties shall enter into and submit to the Division a signed, written consent to mediate. If the parties are unable to agree upon a mediator from the Commission=s list of certified mediators or elect not to mediate using the preliminary conference process, the Division shall assign a certified mediator, taking into consideration the availability and location of the certified mediator. 810: Mediation by Commission order of referral The Commission may order referral to mediation pursuant to an order by the assigned Administrative Law Judge as provided in 85A O.S. '22(C)(9) and 85A O.S. '110(E) following the filing of a request for administrative hearing and assent of the parties to mediate. 810: Mediator powers and responsibilities The mediator: (1) has a duty to be impartial and to advise all parties of any circumstances bearing on possible bias, prejudice or partiality; (2) does not have the authority to impose a settlement upon the parties, but shall assist the parties to reach a satisfactory resolution of their dispute; (3) may direct questions to any of the parties or their respective representatives to13 supplement or clarify information; (4) may obtain expert advice concerning technical aspects of a claim, whenever necessary and with the consent of the parties; (5) may conduct separate meetings know as caucuses with each party, but shall not use these meetings as a time to coerce any party to settle. No information from a caucus may be divulged without permission of the party participating in the caucus; and (6) immediately following conclusion of mediation proceedings, report the results of the mediation to the Counselor Division on a Report of Mediation Conference form prescribed by the Commission. The report is required for all cases mediated by mutual agreement of the parties or pursuant to Commission order of referral, whether or not the parties reached an agreement. 810: Confidentiality of proceedings; attendance (a) Mediation sessions are private and shall not be recorded or transcribed in any way. Those in attendance may take notes during the mediation but all notes shall be collected by the mediator at the end of each session and held in a confidential file until the mediation process is completed. When the mediation process is completed, whether or not an agreement is reached, all notes and other writings produced while a mediation is in session, except the written agreement or memorandum of understanding, shall be destroyed. (b) The parties and one representative for each party may attend mediation sessions. The claimant shall be in attendance, unless all parties agree otherwise. A claimant may participate in mediation without counsel. Other persons may attend only with the consent of all parties and the mediator. Non-parties to the claim shall be advised by the mediator regarding confidentiality and are not allowed to participate in the mediation, but may confer privately with their sponsoring party. All persons attending a mediation session shall respect and maintain the total confidentiality of the session. Attendance at a mediation session shall be in person, except as otherwise authorized in advance by the assigned Administrative Law Judge, if any, or by agreement of the parties and the mediator. (c) Evidence of statements made and conduct occurring in a mediation conference shall not be subject to discovery and shall be inadmissible in any proceeding in the action or other actions on the same claim. However, no evidence otherwise discoverable shall be inadmissible merely because it is presented or discussed in a mediation conference. (d) No mediator shall be compelled to testify or produce evidence concerning statements made and conduct occurring in a mediation conference in any civil proceeding for any purpose, except for proceedings of the State Bar Association, disciplinary proceedings of any agency established to enforce standards of conduct for mediators, and proceedings to enforce laws concerning juvenile or elder care. (e) Statistical information regarding use of mediation in workers= compensation is subject to public disclosure. 810: Concluding mediation During the mediation conference, the parties may agree to resolve a particular issue, settle the entire claim or conclude the mediation without reaching an agreement or settlement. A mediation conference may be concluded by any party at any time, by the mediator if in the mediator=s discretion it is necessary or an impasse exists, or upon an agreement being reached by the parties. If an agreement is reached, the agreement shall be reduced to writing by the mediator, then read and signed by the parties and their counsel, if any, and the mediator. If the agreement requires a Commission order, the order must be presented for approval. Whether or not the parties14 reached an agreement or mediated by mutual agreement or pursuant to Commission order of referral, the mediator shall report the results of the mediation as provided in 810: : Mediator fees (a) A mediator certified by the Commission as provided in 810:2-3-6 shall be entitled to a fee that does not exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per hour, or portion thereof, for mediation conferences, not to exceed a total fee of Eight Hundred Dollars ($800.00) for any mediation conference, even though the conference may recess and reconvene subsequently on one or more dates. The employer or insurance carrier shall pay the mediator Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) on or before the initial mediation session. This payment shall be applied against the Eight Hundred Dollars ($800.00) owed for the mediation conference. If the mediation is concluded at the initial mediation session, the mediator shall bill the employer or insurance carrier the remaining balance of the total fee. If the mediation conference is recessed and reconvened by the mediator, the respondent shall pay the remaining balance to the mediator on or before the first reconvened date. The mediator shall disclose the mediator=s fees to the parties when scheduling the initial mediation session. Mediators shall be entitled to reimbursement for mileage and necessary lodging expenses, limited to the provisions of the State Travel Reimbursement Act, 74 O.S. ''500.1, et. seq. These reimbursements shall be in addition to the fees set forth in this Subsection. (b) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a certified mediator from charging a flat fee for a mediation conference, subject to the limits specified in this Section. CHAPTER 2 - Practice and Procedure Subchapter 5 - Hearings Conducted by Administrative Law Judges and the Commission PART 1 - COMMENCEMENT OF CLAIMS Section 810:2-5-1 Purpose Section 810:2-5-2 Claim for compensation Section 810:2-5-3 Claim against the Multiple Injury Trust Fund Section 810:2-5-4 Claim for death benefits Section 810:2-5-5 Review of adverse benefit determination by qualified employers 810: Purpose This Subchapter establishes procedures and standards governing the commencement of claims for disposition by the Oklahoma Workers= Compensation Commission as provided in the AWCA. 810: Claim for compensation (a) A claim for compensation for benefits for an injury, including a cumulative trauma injury and death, or occupational disease or illness, occurring on or after February 1, 2014, shall be commenced by filing, in quadruplicate, an executed notice form with the Commission that includes the employer=s Federal Employer Identification Number and the worker=s full name and date of birth, and the last four digits of the worker=s Social Security number. The following forms shall be used, as appropriate: (1) CC-Form-3 claim for compensation for benefits for a single event or cumulative trauma injury; (2) CC-Form-3A claim for compensation for death benefits; and (3) CC-Form-3B claim for compensation for occupational disease or illness benefits. (b) A proceeding under 810: to address payment of disputed fees for health services15 (e.g. physician fees, hospital costs, etc.), vocational rehabilitation or medical case management, shall be commenced by filing an MFDR Form 19. A CC-Form-9 shall be filed to request a hearing on an MFDR Form 19 dispute. (c) Within ten (10) days of the filing of a claim for compensation (i.e. CC-Form-3, CC-Form-3A or CC-Form-3B), the Commission shall mail a copy of the claim form bearing the assigned file number to the service agent designated by the self-insured employer, group self-insurance association, insurance carrier or CompSource Oklahoma as provided in 810:2-1-11, or as otherwise directed in that Section. 810: Claim against the Multiple Injury Trust Fund (a) A claim against the State Treasurer as custodian of the Multiple Injury Trust Fund shall be commenced by filing an executed CC-Form-3F. The CC-Form-3F shall list each of the claimant=s prior adjudicated claims, the date of each injury, the file number and the percentage of permanent partial disability awarded for each injury. If the claimant claims a pre-existing obvious and apparent disability, the disability shall be fully described on the CC-Form-3F, but no percentage of impairment need be included. A CC-Form- 9 shall be filed to request a hearing. Upon filing the CC-Form-9, the claimant or the claimant=s attorney, if any, shall mail a copy thereof to the Multiple Injury Trust Fund. (b) The CC-Form-3F filed with the Commission shall be served on the State Treasurer and the Multiple Injury Trust Fund and shall have a certificate of service setting forth the manner of such service as required by 810: (c) A notation on the CC-Form-3 or CC-Form-3B that the claimant is a previously impaired person shall not be deemed to commence a claim against the Multiple Injury Trust Fund. The CC-Form-3F must be filed in the claim in which benefits are sought and shall use that same Commission file number. (d) All requests by the Multiple Injury Trust Fund for the appointment of an independent medical examiner shall be governed by 85A O.S. '112 and 810: : Claim for death benefits (a) Death claims must be filed by the personal representative of the deceased employee's estate if probate proceedings have begun. If no probate proceeding has been brought, a death claim may be filed by the surviving spouse, or where there is no such spouse, then by the next of kin of the deceased employee. If the latter is incompetent or a minor, the guardian of such person shall be the proper party-claimant. (b) All persons who have or may assert a claim for death benefits shall be named in the claim and their addresses and relationship to the deceased shall be given. (c) If there are any beneficiaries named in the claim whose current whereabouts are not known, notice to such persons shall be obtained by publication in the county in which the decedent last resided, and the county of the last known address of any such beneficiary. Publication shall be for one time per week for three (3) successive weeks. 810: Review of adverse benefit determination by qualified employers (a) A claim for review of a qualified employer s adverse benefit determination pursuant to the Oklahoma Employee Injury Benefit Act, 85A O.S. 211, may be commenced by filing a claim for compensation as provided in 810: The claimant should note clearly on the appropriate form that the employer is a qualified employer, and attach supporting documentation from the employer which details the facts of the determination, as well as a position statement from the claimant. (b) The qualified employer may file a response as provided below in 810:16 (c) Within fifteen (15) days of receipt of notice that the claim has been filed, the employer shall transmit to the Commission a copy of the complete record of the case from the employer s internal appeals process. (d) Upon receipt of the claim for review, the Commission may hear the matter en banc or refer the case to an Administrative Law Judge. Findings of fact contained in the employer s record shall be considered conclusively established, and shall not be disturbed unless clearly erroneous. The Commission may request additional information from either party prior to rendering a decision. (e) The Commission may reverse all or part of the employer s benefit determination if contrary to applicable law, or to the terms of the employer s plan. Any such judgment of the Commission shall contain specific findings relating to the reversal. CHAPTER 2 - Practice and Procedure Subchapter 5 - Hearings Conducted by Administrative Law Judges and the Commission PART 3 - SUBSEQUENT PLEADINGS Section 810: Response to initial pleading; notice of contested issues Section 810: Request for administrative hearing and pretrial stipulations Section 810: Joinder and consolidation of proceedings Section 810: Continuances Section 810: Pauper status 810: Response to initial pleading; notice of contested issues (a) An employer or its insurance carrier may respond to any issue related to a claim and liability therefor, including a claim for compensation, a claim for payment of health care or rehabilitation expenses, or a claim against the Multiple Injury Trust Fund for combined disabilities, by timely filing a CC-Form-10 Answer and Notice of Contested Issues or an MFDR Form 10M, pursuant to 810: or 810:3-15-3, as appropriate. (b) A general denial or failure to timely file a CC-Form-10 or MFDR Form 10M shall be taken as admitting all allegations in the claim form except jurisdictional issues; and (1) the extent, if any, of the claimant's disability, for a CC-Form-3 or CC-Form-3B claim; or (2) the amount due, if any, for a death claim. (c) Unless excused by the Commission for good cause shown, denials and affirmative defenses shall be asserted on the CC-Form-10 or MFDR Form 10M, or shall be waived. No reply to the CC-Form-10 or MFDR Form 10M is required. 810: Request for administrative hearing and pretrial stipulations (a) Any party may request an administrative hearing before the Commission on any issue by filing a CC-Form-9 Request for Hearing. As provided in 85A O.S. '71(B)(2), the request for hearing shall clearly set forth the specific issues of fact or law in controversy and the contentions of the party applying for the hearing. (b) When a CC-Form-9 is filed on the issues of permanent partial disability or permanent total disability, the claimant shall deliver a medical report to the opposing party. The name of the physician and the date of the report shall be noted on the CC-Form-9. No CC-Form-9 may be filed less than ten (10) days from the date the claimant has filed a claim for compensation as provided in 810:2-5-2 or 810: (c) Objections to termination of temporary compensation made pursuant to 85A O.S. '45(A)(2), and requests for temporary compensation or medical treatment, shall be set by the17 Commission on the assigned Administrative Law Judge=s prehearing conference docket for expedited hearing, prior to being docketed for an administrative hearing, unless otherwise directed by the assigned judge. At the time of the prehearing conference, all parties, to the best of their ability, shall advise the Commission and all parties of the number of witnesses expected to be called at the administrative hearing. (d) The procedure to request an administrative hearing for the termination of temporary compensation is governed by 810: (e) In all cases, the employer or insurance carrier shall file a CC-Form-10 Answer and Notice of Contested Issues or MFDR Form 10M no later than thirty (30) days after the filing of the CC-Form-9. The CC-Form-10 or MFDR Form 10M may be amended at any time, not later than twenty (20) days before the date of the administrative hearing. (f) Both the CC-Form-9, and the CC-Form-10 or MFDR Form 10M, shall list the names of all witnesses, including any expert witnesses, which the party intends to call at the time of the administrative hearing. Absent waiver by the opposing party, failure without good cause to comply with this Subsection may, in the discretion of the hearing officer or the Commission, result in a witness not listed being prohibited from testifying, or in the exclusion of the evidence if submitted at the administrative hearing. (g) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (h) of this Section, no later than twenty (20) days before the date of the administrative hearing, all parties shall exchange all documentary evidence, exhibits and a complete list of witnesses with all opposing parties. (h) As provided in 85A O.S. '72(C), any party proposing to introduce a medical report or testimony of a physician at the hearing on a controverted claim, shall furnish a copy of the written report of the physician=s findings and opinions to the opposing party and to the Commission no later than seven (7) days before the date of the hearing. If no written report is available to a party, that party shall notify the opposing party and the Commission in writing of the name and address of the physician proposed to be used as a witness and the substance of the physician=s testimony no later than seven (7) days before the date of the administrative hearing. Cross-examination of the physician is governed by 85A O.S. '72(C)(2)(b). (i) The time periods specified in Subsections (g) and (h) of this Section may be waived by agreement of the parties. (j) Absent waiver by the opposing party, failure without good cause to comply with Subsections (g) or (h) of this Section, may, in the discretion of the hearing officer or the Commission, result in exclusion of the evidence if submitted at the administrative hearing. 810: Joinder and consolidation of proceedings (a) Joinder. (1) A claimant who desires to add additional employers and/or insurance carriers, shall promptly amend the claim for compensation (CC-Form-3, CC-Form-3A, or CC-Form-3B) and mail a copy of the amended claim form to all parties, including the additional employers and/or insurance carriers named. Mailing shall constitute service upon the additional parties. (2) An employer or insurance carrier that desires to add additional employers and/or insurance carriers shall file a CC-Form-13 Request for Prehearing Conference on the issue, and mail a copy of the CC-Form-13 to all parties, including the additional employers and insurance carriers named. The Commission shall notify all parties of the date of the prehearing conference. At the prehearing conference, the Commission shall hear argument, and based upon its discretion, enter its order granting or denying the request. (3) The additional employers and insurance carriers shall comply with 810:18 (b) (4) The Commission, in its discretion, may impose an appropriate sanction prescribed in 85A O.S. '83(B) against a party or the party=s attorney who, without good cause shown, frivolously joins another party. Consolidation of proceedings. (1) Consolidation to afford the parties a joint hearing stage. Consolidation of multiple cases involving the same claimant may be made for hearing purposes only at the discretion of the Administrative Law Judge assigned to the lowest case number, upon request of either party. Cases consolidated for purposes of hearing only shall maintain individual case numbers and shall remain subject to separate filing fees prescribed in 85A O.S. '118 and costs. (2) Consolidation of cases involving the same claim. Cases involving the same claim shall be consolidated to the lowest case number. (3) Prehearing conference on consolidation request. All motions and requests to consolidate shall be set for prehearing conference before the entry of a Commission order sustaining or overruling the motion for case consolidation. 810: Continuances (a) A request for a continuance will not be granted as a matter of course. Any motion for a continuance may be granted only by the assigned Administrative Law Judge for good cause shown. All motions for continuance shall be signed by the party on whose behalf the motion is made. (b) No continuance of an appeal scheduled for review by the Commission en banc is permitted before the date of an oral argument authorized as provided in 810: without approval of the Commission Chair, or in the absence of the Commission Chair, the Commission Vice Chair. Continuances requested on the date of the oral argument will be granted only upon a majority vote of the Commission en banc Pauper status (a) A party may proceed without payment of fees and costs required under the AWCA or this Title upon a determination by the Commission or an Administrative Law Judge of the individual=s pauper status. Any party making application to proceed as a pauper shall complete and file a CC-Form-99 with the Commission and serve a copy thereof on all other parties in the proceeding. The CC-Form-99 shall be prescribed by the Commission. (b) The CC-Form-99 shall be set for prehearing conference before the assigned Administrative Law Judge before any hearing on the merits, with notice to all other parties in the proceeding. If filed at the time an appeal on an underlying issue is filed with the Commission en banc, the CC-Form-99 shall be addressed by the assigned Administrative Law Judge before the appeal is docketed for hearing. (1) If the Administrative Law Judge denies the request for pauper status, the applicant may appeal the denial order to the Commission en banc within ten (10) days of its issuance as reflected by the file-stamped date on the order. The appeal to the Commission en banc shall be set on a priority basis. Payment of the cost of the appeal, including transcript costs and the filing fee, will be deferred pending resolution of the appeal. (2) If the Commission en banc affirms the denial of pauper status, the applicant must either pay all of the deferred costs of the appeal or seek review of the Commission en banc=s order by appealing it to the Supreme Court within twenty (20) days of when the Commission en banc=s order was sent. Failure to do either shall result in dismissal of the underlying appeal to the Commission en banc upon motion of the opposing party. Only19 one appeal fee is due because the pauper status appeal is part of the original, underlying appeal. (3) If pauper status is found by the Commission en banc, the deferred costs and fees shall be borne by the Commission, and the underlying appeal will be docketed for hearing. CHAPTER 2 - Practice and Procedure Subchapter 5 - Hearings Conducted by Administrative Law Judges and the Commission PART 5 - PREHEARING PROCEEDINGS Section 810: Prehearing conference Section 810: Discovery 810: Prehearing conference (a) Any party shall have the right to request a prehearing conference before the Commission on any issue by filing a CC-Form-13 Request for Prehearing Conference. The requesting party must certify on the request that the parties have conferred or attempted to confer in good faith, but have reached an impasse and are unable to resolve the issue. (b) The purpose of the prehearing conference is to permit an informal hearing between the parties and the Administrative Law Judge in an effort to resolve the case or issues in the case before an administrative hearing, and to discuss the facts, identify the legal issues, present discovery requests, make all appropriate stipulations, and discuss such other matters as may facilitate consideration of the case. (c) The Administrative Law Judge shall set the matter for prehearing conference at the earliest available time after the filing of the CC-Form-13. Notice of the date, time and place of the prehearing conference shall be provided by the Commission to all parties or their attorneys of record. (d) Nothing in this Section shall limit a party=s right to request a conference with the assigned Administrative Law Judge at the time of the administrative hearing. (e) The Commission, in its discretion, may order the appearance of any party or attorney at any prehearing conference or conference requested with the Administrative Law Judge at the time of the administrative hearing. Nothing in this Section shall limit the authority of an Administrative Law Judge to order a prehearing conference or conference at the time of the administrative hearing. (f) The Commission may, in its discretion, impose an appropriate sanction prescribed in 85A O.S. '83(B) against an offending party for failure to appear at a conference, appearance at a conference substantially unprepared, failure to participate in the conference in good faith, or for seeking the conference in an effort to delay, harass or increase costs. 810: Discovery (a) Generally. Discovery in administrative proceedings before the Commission is governed by this Section. (b) Authority of the Administrative Law Judge. The Administrative Law Judge, upon the judge=s own motion or on the motion of either party, may permit or perform such discovery or other appropriate action as the judge decides is appropriate in the circumstances, taking into account the needs of the parties to the proceeding and other affected persons and the desirability of making the proceeding fair, expeditious, and cost-effective. If discovery is permitted or performed, the Administrative Law Judge may order a party to the proceeding to comply with the judge=s discovery-related orders, issue subpoenas for the attendance of a witness and for the production of records and other evidence at a discovery proceeding, including a deposition, and20 take action against a noncomplying party as appropriate and consistent with 85A O.S. '73(B) and 85A O.S. '83(B). (c) Protective orders. The Commission may issue a protective order to prevent the disclosure of privileged information, confidential information, trade secrets, and other information protected from disclosure to the extent a court could if the controversy were the subject of a civil action in this state, including any orders with respect to subpoenas and attendance of a witness as may be appropriate for the protection of persons, including an order quashing a subpoena, excusing attendance of witnesses, or limiting documents to be produced. (d) Subpoenas; costs; fees; service. When a witness is required to appear or to produce documentary evidence, a subpoena shall be issued under the seal of the Clerk of the Commission. The party requesting the subpoena shall fill it in before issuance. The subpoena may be served by certified mail with return receipt requested or it may be hand delivered. The party requesting the subpoena shall bear the cost of serving it. Except as otherwise provided by law or this Title for physician testimony, fees of a nonparty witness who is subpoenaed to appear before the Commission shall be the same as those allowed to witnesses appearing before the district courts of this state. Party witnesses are not entitled to witness fees. (e) Completion of discovery by the employer or insurance carrier in contested claims. Pursuant to 85A O.S. '111, if the compensability of a claim is contested, the employer or insurance carrier shall complete and secure a medical evaluation of the claimant within sixty (60) days of the filing of a claim for compensation pursuant to 810: CHAPTER 2 - Practice and Procedure Subchapter 5 - Hearings Conducted by Administrative Law Judges and the Commission PART 7 - INITIAL AND SUBSEQUENT PROCEEDINGS Section 810: Submission to medical examination; appointment of medical or vocational expert; travel expenses Section 810: Evaluation of permanent impairment Section 810: Attorney fee disputes Section 810: Sessions, hearings and venue, generally Section 810: Rules of evidence Section 810: Setting of matters Section 810: Assignment of Administrative Law Judge; notice of hearing Section 810: Disqualification of assigned Administrative Law Judge Section 810: Hearings Section 810: Judgment or award of the Administrative Law Judge 810: Submission to medical examination; appointment of medical or vocational expert; travel expenses (a) Submission to medical examination. Upon reasonable advance notice from the employer or insurance carrier, the employee must submit to a medical examination by a physician selected by the employer or insurance carrier. If the claimant refuses to submit to the examination, the employer or insurance carrier may file a CC-Form-13 requesting the claimant=s compensation and right to prosecute any proceeding under the AWCA be suspended during the period of refusal as provided in 85A O.S. '50(E). The claimant must show cause at the hearing why the request of the employer or insurance carrier should not be granted. (b) Appointment of medical or vocational expert. Appointment of an independent medical examiner is governed by 810: Appointment of a medical case manager is governed by 810: Appointment of a vocational rehabilitation provider is governed by 810:4-1-4. View more
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