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85A OK Stat § 85A-62 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-62. Nonsurgical soft tissue injury.

|A. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 45 of this title, if an employee suffers a nonsurgical soft tissue injury, temporary total disability compensation shall not exceed eight (8) weeks, regardless of the number of parts of the body to which there is a nonsurgical soft tissue injury. An employee who is treated with an injection or injections shall be entitled to an extension of an additional eight (8) weeks. For purposes of this section, an injection shall not include facet injections or intravenous injections. An employee who has been recommended by a treating physician for surgery for a soft tissue injury may petition the Workers' Compensation Commission for one extension of temporary total disability compensation and the Commission may order an extension, not to exceed sixteen (16) additional weeks. If the surgery is not performed within thirty (30) days of the approval of the surgery by the employer, its insurance carrier, or an order of the Commission authorizing the surgery, and the delay is caused by the employee acting in bad faith, the benefits for the extension period shall be terminated and the employee shall reimburse the employer any temporary total disability compensation he or she received beyond eight (8) weeks. An epidural steroid injection, or any procedure of the same or similar physical invasiveness, shall not be considered surgery. |B. For purposes of this section, "soft tissue injury" means damage to one or more of the tissues that surround bones and joints. Soft tissue injury includes, but is not limited to, sprains, strains, contusions, tendonitis and muscle tears. Cumulative trauma is to be considered a soft tissue injury unless corrective surgery is necessary. Soft tissue injury does not include any of the following:1. Injury to or disease of the spine, spinal discs, spinal nerves or spinal cord, where corrective surgery is performed;2. Brain or closed-head injury as evidenced by:a.sensory or motor disturbances,b.communication disturbances,c.complex integrated disturbances of cerebral function,d.episodic neurological disorders, ore.other brain and closed-head injury conditions at least as severe in nature as any condition provided in subparagraphs a through d of this paragraph; or3. Any joint replacement.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 62, eff. Feb. 1, 2014. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 476, § 23, emerg. eff. May 28, 2019.
85A OK Stat § 85A-66 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-66. Silicosis and asbestosis.

|A. As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires: |1. "Asbestosis" means the characteristic fibrotic condition of the lungs caused by the inhalation of asbestos dust; and2. "Silicosis" means the characteristic fibrotic condition of the lungs caused by the inhalation of silica dust.B. In the absence of a preponderance of the evidence in favor of the claim, disability or death from silicosis or asbestosis shall be presumed not to be due to the nature of any occupation within the provision of this section unless during the ten (10) years immediately preceding the date of disablement the employee has been exposed to the inhalation of silica dust or asbestos dust over a period of not less than five (5) years, two (2) years of which shall have been in this state, under a contract of employment performed in this state. However, if the employee has been employed by the same employer during the entire five-year period, his or her right to compensation against the employer shall not be affected by the fact that he or she had been employed during any part of the period outside of this state.C. Except as otherwise provided in this section, compensation for disability from uncomplicated silicosis or asbestosis shall be payable in accordance with the provisions of Sections 45 and 48 of this title.D. 1. In case of disability or death from silicosis or asbestosis complicated with tuberculosis of the lungs, compensation shall be payable as for uncomplicated silicosis or asbestosis, provided that the silicosis or asbestosis was an essential factor in the causing of disability or death.2. In case of disability or death from silicosis or asbestosis complicated with any other disease, or from any other disease complicated with silicosis or asbestosis, the compensation shall be reduced as provided in subsection C of Section 65 of this title.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 66, eff. Feb. 1, 2014. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 476, § 25, emerg. eff. May 28, 2019.
85A OK Stat § 85A-67 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-67. Notice of occupational disease or cumulative trauma.

|A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, notice of disability resulting from an occupational disease or cumulative trauma shall be the same as in cases of accidental injury. |B. Written notice shall be given to the employer of an occupational disease or cumulative trauma by the employee, or a representative of the employee in the case of incapacity or death, within six (6) months after the first distinct manifestation of the disease or cumulative trauma or within six (6) months after death.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 67, eff. Feb. 1, 2014. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 476, § 26, emerg. eff. May 28, 2019.
85A OK Stat § 85A-68 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-68. Rebuttable presumption injury not work-related.

|A. Unless an employee gives oral or written notice to the employer within thirty (30) days of the date an injury occurs, the rebuttable presumption shall be that the injury was not work-related. Such presumption must be overcome by a preponderance of the evidence. |B. Unless an employee gives oral or written notice to the employer within thirty (30) days of the employee's separation from employment, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that an occupational disease or cumulative trauma injury did not arise out of and in the course of employment. Such presumption must be overcome by a preponderance of the evidence.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 68, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-70 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-70. Promulgation of rules.

|The Commission is authorized and directed to promulgate rules to establish and implement a preliminary conference procedure designed to accomplish the following objectives: |1. To provide the claimant an opportunity to confer with a legal advisor on the staff of the Commission to be advised of his or her rights under this act and to ensure that the rights are protected. The conference shall be held in the county where the accident occurred, if the accident occurred in this state, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, or otherwise directed by the Commission;2. To provide an opportunity for, but not compel, a binding settlement of some or all the issues present at the time;3. To facilitate the resolution of issues without the expense of litigation or attorney fees for either party; and4. To authorize the legal advisor to approve compromise settlements entered into while attending or as a result of the preliminary conference and those joint petition settlements entered into under Section 87 of this act. Provided, however, the same legal advisors shall not both advise the claimant and approve the joint petition.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 70.
85A OK Stat § 85A-73 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-73. Preservation and enforcement of orders.

|A. The Commission shall have the power to preserve and enforce order during any proceeding before it, to issue subpoenas for and administer oaths to and compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses, and require the production of books, papers, documents, and other evidence. |B. If any person or party attending any proceeding before the Commission disobeys or resists any lawful order or process, obstructs the hearing, neglects to produce any book, paper or document after having been ordered to do so, refuses to appear after having been subpoenaed, refuses to take oath as a witness, refuses to be examined according to law, refuses to comply with any final judgment of an administrative law judge or the Commission or willfully refuses to pay an uncontroverted medical or related expense within forty-five (45) days after the respondent has received the statement, the person or party, at the discretion of the administrative law judge or the Commission, may be found to be in contempt of the Commission and may be subject to a fine not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 73, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-74 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-74. Rebuttable presumptions.

|In any proceeding for the enforcement of a claim for compensation, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that: |1. The Commission has jurisdiction;2. Sufficient notice was given; and3. The injury was not occasioned by the willful intention of the injured employee to bring about the injury to himself or herself or another.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 74, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-75 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-75. Depositions.

|The Commission may cause depositions of witnesses to be taken in such manner as it may direct. |Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 75, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-76 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-76. Witness fees.

|Each witness who appears in obedience to a subpoena shall be entitled to the same fees as witnesses in a civil action in the district court. |Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 76, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-77 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-77. Employment of attorneys.

|If the Commission is a party to or is otherwise interested in a court proceeding under this act, it may employ attorneys to appear on its behalf. If requested by the Commission, it shall be the duty of the Attorney General or the prosecuting attorneys of the different districts to represent the Commission without extra compensation. |Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 77, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-79 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-79. Failure to comply with final compensation judgement.

|If any employer fails to comply with a final compensation judgment or award, any beneficiary of the judgment or award, or the Commission, may file a certified copy of the judgment or award in the office of the district court clerk of any county in this state where any property of the employer may be found. At that time, the district court clerk shall enter the judgment or award in the judgment record of the county, and the judgment or award so recorded shall be a judgment and lien as are judgments of the district court, and enforceable as such. |Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 79, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-80 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-80. Review of compensation judgments.

|A. A final order for permanent disability is a final adjudication of all issues pending in the claim unless reserved in the order or by operation of law. Except where a joint petition settlement has been approved, the Workers' Compensation Commission may review any compensation judgment, award, or decision. Such review may be done at any time within six (6) months from the date of the last order in which monetary benefits were awarded or active medical treatment was provided, on the Commission's own motion or on the application of any party in interest, and unless filed within such period of time shall be forever barred. On review, the Commission may make a judgment or award terminating, continuing, decreasing, or increasing for the future the compensation previously awarded, subject to the maximum limits provided for in this title. An order denying an application to reopen a claim shall not extend the period of time set out in this title for reopening the claim. A failure to comply with a medical treatment plan ordered by the Commission shall bar the reopening of a claim. |B. The review and subsequent award shall be made in accordance with the procedure prescribed in Sections 69 through 78 of this title. No review shall affect any compensation paid under a prior order, judgment or award.C. The Commission may correct any clerical error in any compensation judgment or award within one (1) year from the date of its issuance.D. Aging and the effects of aging on a compensable injury are not to be considered in determining whether there has been a change in physical condition. Aging or the effect of aging on a compensable injury shall not be considered in determining permanent disability under this section or any other section in this act.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 80, eff. Feb. 1, 2014. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 476, § 30, emerg. eff. May 28, 2019.
85A OK Stat § 85A-81 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-81. Commencing proceedings on unreasonable grounds.

|If the court having jurisdiction over the claim or compensation judgment proceedings determines that the proceedings have been commenced or continued without reasonable grounds, the cost of the proceedings shall be assessed against the party who has commenced or continued the proceedings. |Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 81, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-82 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-82. Claims for legal services.

|A. 1. a.Each party shall be responsible for its legal services and litigation expenses. Fees for legal services may be reviewed by the Workers' Compensation Commission. |b.An attorney representing an injured employee may only recover attorney fees up to ten percent (10%) of any temporary total disability or temporary partial disability compensation and twenty percent (20%) of any permanent partial disability, permanent total disability, or death compensation awarded to an injured employee by the Commission from a controverted claim. If the employer makes a written offer to settle permanent partial disability, permanent total disability, or death compensation and that offer is rejected, the employee's attorney may not recover attorney fees in excess of thirty percent (30%) of the difference between the amount of any award and the settlement offer.(1)Attorney fees may not be collected for recovery on noncontroverted claims.(2)Attorney fees shall not be awarded on medical benefits or services.(3)The fee for legal services rendered by an attorney representing an employee in connection with a change of physician requested by the injured employee, controverted by the employer, and awarded by the Commission, shall be Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).(4)Attorney fees may include not more than ten percent (10%) of the value, or reasonable estimate thereof, of vocational rehabilitation services.c.A "controverted claim" means that the employer or the employer's insurance carrier has controverted 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. A request for a change in physician shall not trigger a controverted claim for purposes of recovering any attorney fees except the fees under division 3 of subparagraph b of this paragraph. A controverted claim shall not exist if the employee or his or her representative has withheld pertinent information in his or her possession related to the claim from the employer or has violated the provisions of Section 6 of this title.2. In any case where attorney fees are allowed by the Commission, the limitations expressed in subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of this subsection shall apply.3. Medical providers may voluntarily contract with the attorney for the employee to recover disputed charges, and the attorney may charge a reasonable fee for the cost of collection.B. An attorney representing an employee under this act may not recover fees for services except as expressly provided in this section.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 82, eff. Feb. 1, 2014. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 476, § 31, emerg. eff. May 28, 2019.
85A OK Stat § 85A-83 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-83. Attorney signature.

|A. 1. Every claim, request for benefits, controversion of benefits, request for a hearing, pleading, motion, and other paper of a party represented by an attorney shall be signed by at least one attorney of record in his or her individual name, whose address shall be stated. A party who is not represented by an attorney shall sign his or her claim, request for benefits, request for additional benefits, controversion of benefits, request for a hearing, pleading, motion, or other paper, and state his or her address. |2. The signature of an attorney or party constitutes a certificate by him or her that:a.he or she has read the claim, request for benefits, request for additional benefits, controversion of benefits, request for a hearing, pleading, motion, or other paper,b.to the best of his or her knowledge, information, and belief formed after reasonable inquiry, 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, andc.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.3. If a claim, request for benefits, request for additional benefits, controversion of benefits, request for a hearing, pleading, motion, or other paper 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.4. If a claim, request for benefits, controversion of benefits, request for a hearing, pleading, motion, or other paper is signed in violation of this act, the Commission, including administrative law judges, on motion or on their own initiative, shall impose on the signatory, a represented party, or both, an appropriate sanction, which may include a judgment to pay to the other party or parties the amount of reasonable expenses incurred because of the filing of a claim, request for benefits, request for additional benefits, controversion of benefits, request for a hearing, pleading, motion, or other paper, including a reasonable attorney fee.B. Appropriate sanctions, including the amount of reasonable expenses and attorney fees, may also be imposed against a party or its attorney who, without good cause shown, fails to appear for a hearing, deposition, or any other matter scheduled by the Commission or administrative law judge, or who frivolously joins another party.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 83, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-84 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-84. Payment of compensation.

|A. Compensation shall be paid by check, by electronic funds transfer, issuance of debit cards, or by state warrant. Payment shall be made payable to the order of the person entitled to the compensation and paid directly to the person entitled to the compensation. |B. If the compensation beneficiary is a mental incompetent or a minor of tender years or immature judgment, the Commission, in the exercise of its discretion, may direct that payment shall be made to a legally appointed guardian of the estate of the incompetent or minor.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 84, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-85 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-85. Clean claims.

|Clean claims for services rendered under this act are payable within thirty (30) days after receipt by the employer unless disputed as to compensability or amount. "Clean claim" means a claim that has no defect or impropriety, including a lack of any required substantiating documentation, or particular circumstance requiring special treatment that impedes prompt payment. |Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 85, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-86 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-86. Controversion of employee's right to claim compensation.

|A. 1. Each employer desiring to controvert an employee's right to compensation may file with the Workers' Compensation Commission on or before the fifteenth day following notice of the alleged injury or death a statement on a form prescribed by the Commission that the right to compensation is controverted and the grounds for the controversion, the names of the claimant, employer, and carrier, if any, and the date and place of the alleged injury or death. |2. Failure to file the statement of controversion shall not preclude the employer's ability to controvert the claim or cause it to waive any defenses. The employer can make additional defenses not included in the initial notice at any time.B. If an employer is unable to obtain sufficient medical information as to the alleged injury or death within fifteen (15) days following receipt of notice, although the employer has acted in good faith and with all due diligence, the employer may apply in writing for an extension of time for making payment of the first installment or controverting the claim. This written application is to be postmarked within the fifteen-day period. The Commission may, in its discretion, grant the extension and fix the additional time to be allowed. Filing of application for an extension shall not be deemed to be a controversion of the claim.C. The provisions in subsection B of this section shall not apply in cases where the physician is an employee of, on retainer with, or has a written contract to provide medical services for the employer.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 86, eff. Feb. 1, 2014. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 476, § 32, emerg. eff. May 28, 2019.
85A OK Stat § 85A-87 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-87. Settlement of claim.

|If the employer or carrier and the injured employee desire to settle the claim, they shall file a joint petition for settlement with the Workers' Compensation Commission. After the joint petition has been filed, the Commission shall order that all workers' compensation claims between the parties covered by the joint petition have been settled. No appeal shall lie from a judgment or award denying a joint petition. |Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 87, eff. Feb. 1, 2014. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 476, § 33, emerg. eff. May 28, 2019.
85A OK Stat § 85A-88 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-88. Change of insurance carriers.

|A. In any case where an employer changes insurance carriers or where the employer having been self-insured, becomes insured or, having been insured, is approved to be self-insured, and the only dispute in a claim against that employer is the proper source of payment of benefits, the Commission shall direct that the appropriate compensation benefits be paid on an equal basis by the carriers or self-insured employer. |B. Upon resolution of the issue, the prevailing respondent shall be entitled to reimbursement from the other respondent of all monies paid together with interest from the date of payment pursuant to Section 727.1 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 88, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.