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85A OK Stat § 85A-8 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-8. Agreement to waive compensation.

|A. No agreement by an employee to waive his or her right to compensation shall be valid. No contract, regulation, or device shall operate to relieve the employer or carrier, in whole or in part, from any liability created by this act, except as specifically provided in this act. |B. Any officer of a corporation, sole proprietor, partner of a partnership, member of a limited liability company, member of a professional association, or self-employed employer who is not a subcontractor and who owns and operates his or her own business may, by agreement or contract, exclude himself or herself from coverage or waive his or her right to coverage or compensation under this act.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 8, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-9 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-9. Agreements for employee to pay premium of employer.

|No agreement by an employee to pay any portion of the premium paid by his or her employer to a carrier or a benefit fund or department maintained by the employer for the purpose of providing compensation or medical services and supplies as required by this act shall be valid. Any employer who makes a deduction for such purposes from the pay of any employee entitled to the benefits of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. |Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 9, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-10 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-10. Release or commutation - Liens against workers' compensation benefits.

|A. The right to any claim, benefit or compensation shall not be released or commuted except as provided by the Administrative Workers' Compensation Act and, except for child support liens, is not assignable and is not subject to garnishment, attachment, levy, execution, or any other legal process. Monetary compensation to dependents of a deceased employee shall not constitute assets of the estate of the deceased employee and shall be payable to and for the benefit of the dependents alone. Any amount withheld under the provisions of this section shall be treated as if it were paid to the employee as workers' compensation and paid by the employee to the person or agency to whom the obligation is payable. |B. A lien against workers' compensation benefits is authorized for the purpose of enforcing a judgment for child support. Child support liens filed in accordance with Section 135 of Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes are specifically authorized and shall be paid in accordance with such statute without any order of the Commission.C. Additionally, all income assignments or wage assignments for child support issued pursuant to Section 1170 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes or Section 237.7 of Title 56 of the Oklahoma Statutes are specifically authorized and shall be paid in accordance with such statutes without any order of the Commission.D. In the event a child support lien is filed in a case before the Commission, an administrative law judge of the Commission shall recognize such lien in any award of monetary benefits and the employer or insurance carrier shall include the name of the person or government agency asserting the lien on any check for temporary total disability, permanent partial disability or permanent and total disability.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 10, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-11 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-11. Compensation of alien nonresidents.

|Compensation to alien nonresidents of the United States or Canada shall be the same in amount as provided for residents, except that alien nonresident dependents in any foreign country shall be limited to the surviving spouse or children or, if there is no surviving spouse or children, to the surviving father or mother whom the employee has supported, either wholly or in part, for the period of one (1) year before the date of the injury. |Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 11, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-12 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-12. Preference.

|Compensation due an injured employee or his or her dependents shall have the same preference as is allowed by law to an employee for unpaid wages. |Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 12, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-13 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-13. Mental injury or illness.

|A. 1. A mental injury or illness is not a compensable injury unless caused by a physical injury to the employee, and shall not be considered an injury arising out of and in the course and scope of employment or compensable unless demonstrated by a preponderance of the evidence; provided, however, that this physical injury limitation shall not apply to any victim of a crime of violence. |2. No mental injury or illness under this section shall be compensable unless it is also diagnosed by a licensed psychiatrist or psychologist and unless the diagnosis of the condition meets the criteria established in the most current issue of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.B. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, where a claim is for mental injury or illness, the employee shall be limited to twenty-six (26) weeks of disability benefits unless it is shown by clear and convincing evidence that benefits should continue for a set period of time, not to exceed a total of fifty-two (52) weeks.2.a.In cases where death results directly from the mental injury or illness within a period of one (1) year, compensation shall be paid the dependents as provided in other death cases under this act.b.Death directly or indirectly related to the mental injury or illness occurring one (1) year or more from the incident resulting in the mental injury or illness shall not be a compensable injury.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 13, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-14 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-14. Cardiovascular, coronary, pulmonary, respiratory, or cerebrovasculary accidents and myocardial infarctions.

|A. A cardiovascular, coronary, pulmonary, respiratory, or cerebrovascular accident or myocardial infarction causing injury, illness, or death is a compensable injury only if, in relation to other factors contributing to the physical harm, the course and scope of employment was the major cause. |B. An injury or disease included in subsection A of this section shall not be deemed to be a compensable injury unless it is shown that the exertion of the work necessary to precipitate the disability or death was extraordinary and unusual in comparison to the employee's usual work in the course of the employee's regular employment, or that some unusual and unpredicted incident occurred which is found to have been the major cause of the physical harm.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 14, eff. Feb. 1, 2014. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 476, § 6, emerg. eff. May 28, 2019.
85A OK Stat § 85A-16 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-16. Official Disability Guidelines - Treatment in Workers Compensation.

|A. The Official Disability Guidelines - Treatment in Workers Compensation (ODG), published by the Work Loss Data Institute, is to be recognized as the primary standard of reference, at the time of treatment, in determining the frequency and extent of services presumed to be medically necessary and appropriate for compensable injuries under this act, or in resolving such matters in the event a dispute arises. The medical treatment guidelines are not requirements, nor are they mandates or standards; they provide advice by identifying the care most likely to benefit injured workers. The guidelines shall be evidence-based, scientifically valid, outcome-focused, and designed to reduce excessive or inappropriate medical care while safeguarding necessary medical care. |B. Physicians providing care to an employee shall prescribe for the employee any necessary prescription drugs and over-the-counter alternatives to prescription medicine as clinically appropriate and as recommended under the Official Disability Guidelines. Prescriptions and nonprescription drugs that are not preferred, exceed or are not addressed by ODG require preauthorization and the preauthorization request shall include the prescribing doctor's drug regimen plan of care and the anticipated dosage or range of dosages.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 16, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-18 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-18. Notice to health care providers - Collection of fees.

|A. No hospital, physician, or other health care provider shall bill or attempt to collect any fee or any portion of a fee for services rendered to an employee due to a work-related injury or report to any credit-reporting agency any failure of the employee to make the payment, when a claim for compensation has been filed under this act and the hospital, physician, or health care provider has received actual notice given in writing by the employee or the employee's representative. Actual notice shall be deemed received by the hospital, physician, or health care provider five (5) days after mailing by certified mail or sending by facsimile, electronic mail or other electronic means with receipt of confirmation by the employee or his or her representative to the hospital, physician, or health care provider. |B. The notice shall include:1. The name of the employer;2. The name of the insurer, if known;3. The name of the employee receiving the services;4. The general nature of the injury, if known; and5. Where a claim has been filed, the claim number, if known.C. When an injury or bill is found to be noncompensable under this act, the hospital, physician, or other health care provider shall be entitled to pursue the employee for any unpaid portion of the fee or other charges for authorized services provided to the employee. Any applicable statute of limitations for an action for the fees or other charges shall be tolled from the time notice is given to the hospital, physician, or other health care provider until a determination of noncompensability in regard to the injury which is the basis of the services is made, or if there is an appeal, until a final determination of noncompensability is rendered and all appeal deadlines have passed.D. This section shall not void, modify, or amend any other section or subsection of this act.E. An order by the Workers' Compensation Commission under this section shall stay all proceedings for collection.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 18, eff. Feb. 1, 2014. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 476, § 7, emerg. eff. May 28, 2019.
85A OK Stat § 85A-20 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-20. Power and authority of Commission.

|A. In addition to its other duties and powers, the Workers' Compensation Commission is given and granted full power and authority: |1. To appoint administrative law judges to hear all claims for compensation, including claims based on injuries which occurred outside this state for which compensation is payable under this act. An administrative law judge shall have been licensed to practice law in this state for a period of not less than three (3) years and shall have not less than three (3) years of workers' compensation experience prior to appointment;2. To remand any case to an administrative law judge for the purpose of taking additional evidence;3. To assess penalties;4. To prescribe rules governing the representation of employees, employers, and carriers in respect to claims before the Commission;5. To make available all records in connection with all cases of personal injury to the Oklahoma Department of Labor. The Commissioner of Labor may propose rules for the prevention of injuries and transmit the rules to the Commission. The Commission may recommend proposed rules for prevention of injuries to the Commissioner of Labor; and6. To have and exercise all other powers and duties conferred or imposed by this act.B. 1. In addition to the other powers and duties granted to the Commission in this section and otherwise provided by law, the Commission is authorized to establish and impose reasonable administrative fees to recover the cost of preparation of various informative materials distributed by the Commission.2. The administrative fees shall be established by regulation of the Commission.3. Funds derived from administrative fees shall be deposited into the Workers' Compensation Commission Revolving Fund to be used to defray expenses incurred in preparation and distribution of materials.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 20. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 476, § 9, emerg. eff. May 28, 2019.
85A OK Stat § 85A-21 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-21. Officers - Quorum.

|A. Commissioners shall be considered officers and shall take the oath prescribed by the Oklahoma Constitution and the laws of this state. |B. 1. A majority of the Workers' Compensation Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and vacancies shall not impair the right of the remaining commissioners to exercise all the powers of the full Commission, so long as a majority remains.2. Any investigation, inquiry, or hearing which the Commission is authorized to hold or undertake may be held or undertaken by or before any one commissioner of the Commission, or appointee acting for him or her, under authorization of the Commission.C. The Commission shall have a seal for authentication of its judgments, awards, and proceedings, on which shall be inscribed the words: "Workers' Compensation Commission, State of Oklahoma".D. Except with respect to the Commission's authority to hear appeals of decisions from administrative law judges, any reference in this title to the Commission's ability to hear and decide the rights of interested parties under this title shall not prevent it from delegating that responsibility to an administrative law judge.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 21. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 476, § 10, emerg. eff. May 28, 2019.
85A OK Stat § 85A-23 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-23. Necessary traveling expenses.

|Any commissioner or employee of the Commission shall be entitled to receive his or her necessary traveling expenses as provided in the State Travel Reimbursement Act. The expenses shall be certified by the person who incurred them and shall be allowed and paid on presentation of vouchers approved by the Commission. |Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 23.
85A OK Stat § 85A-24 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-24. Administrative report.

|On or before the first day of the regular session of the Legislature, the Commission shall submit to the Governor and the Legislature a report of the administration of this act for the preceding biennial period, together with such recommendations as the Commission may deem advisable. |Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 24.
85A OK Stat § 85A-25 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-25. Annual publication of aggregate information.

|The Commission shall publish annually, on an aggregate basis, information pertaining to the distribution of workers' compensation insurance premiums, losses, expenses, and net income to be compiled from reports required to be filed with the Insurance Commissioner or any similar information required to be filed by the Insurance Commissioner regarding workers' compensation insurance. The Commission shall also publish in the annual report information regarding aggregate workers' compensation benefit distribution to claimants, medical providers, and attorneys, if available. |Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 25, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-26 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-26. Removal of commissioners.

|The Governor may, at any time, remove any commissioner for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct in office, giving him or her in advance a copy of the charges preferred and an opportunity to be heard by a three-person panel consisting of the Insurance Commissioner, the Lieutenant Governor, and the State Treasurer on not less than ten (10) days' notice. A representative of the Attorney General's office shall attend the proceedings and on the Governor's request shall advise or assist him or her in such proceedings. Either party may procure the attendance and testimony of witnesses as provided by the Code of Civil Procedure of this state. If a commissioner is removed, the Governor shall file in the office of the Secretary of State a complete statement of all charges made against the commissioner and his or her findings, together with a complete record of the proceeding and a transcript of the testimony, which shall constitute a public record of the state. |Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 26, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-27 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-27. Jurisdiction - Duties and powers of administrative judges.

|A. The Workers' Compensation Commission shall be vested with jurisdiction over all claims filed pursuant to the Administrative Workers' Compensation Act. All claims so filed shall be heard by the administrative law judge sitting without a jury. The Commission shall have full power and authority to determine all questions in relation to claims for compensation under the provisions of the Administrative Workers' Compensation Act. The Commission, upon application of either party, shall order a hearing. Upon a hearing, either party may present evidence and be represented by counsel. Except as provided in this act, the decision of the administrative law judge shall be final as to all questions of fact and law. The decision of the administrative law judge shall be issued within thirty (30) days following the submission of the case by the parties. The power and jurisdiction of the Commission over each case shall be continuing and it may, from time to time, make such modifications or changes with respect to former findings or orders relating thereto if, in its opinion, it may be justified. |B. In addition to the duties set forth in this section, the administrative law judges shall have the following duties and powers:1. To hear and determine claims for compensation, to conduct hearings and investigations, and to make such judgments, decisions, and determinations as may be required by any rule or judgment of the Commission;2. To hear and determine challenges to an agreement to arbitrate under the Workers' Compensation Arbitration Act; and3. To have and exercise all other powers and duties conferred or imposed by the Commission or this act.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 27, eff. Feb. 1, 2014. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 476, § 12, emerg. eff. May 28, 2019.
85A OK Stat § 85A-28 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-28. Multiple Injury Trust Fund - Self-insurance Guaranty Fund.

|A. There are established within the Office of the State Treasurer two separate funds: |1. The "Multiple Injury Trust Fund"; and2. The "Self-insurance Guaranty Fund".B. Except as provided in Section 97 of this title, no money shall be appropriated from these funds for any purpose except for the use and benefit, or at the direction, of the Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission.C. Except as provided in Section 96 of this title, all funds established under this section shall be administered, disbursed, and invested under the direction of the Commission and the State Treasurer.D. All incomes derived through investment of the Multiple Injury Trust Fund shall be credited as investment income to the fund that participated in the investment.E. No monies deposited to these funds shall be subject to any deduction, tax, levy, or any other type of assessment.F. If the balance in the Multiple Injury Trust Fund becomes insufficient to fully compensate those employees to whom it is obligated, payment shall be suspended until such time as the Multiple Injury Trust Fund is capable of meeting its obligations, paying all arrearages, and restoring normal benefit payments.G. On the effective maturity dates of each investment, the investment shall be transferred to the State Treasurer for deposit into the Multiple Injury Trust Fund created in this section.H. Unless provided otherwise in the Administrative Workers' Compensation Act, all fines and penalties assessed under the Administrative Workers' Compensation Act shall be deposited into the Workers' Compensation Commission Revolving Fund. Any monies remaining in the Workers' Compensation Fund on June 30, 2015, shall be transferred to the Workers' Compensation Commission Revolving Fund.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 28, eff. Feb. 1, 2014. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 169, § 1, emerg. eff. April 25, 2014; Laws 2015, c. 344, § 1, eff. July 1, 2015.
85A OK Stat § 85A-28.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-28.1. Workers' Compensation Commission Revolving Fund.

|There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Workers' Compensation Commission to be designated the "Workers' Compensation Commission Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Workers' Compensation Commission from the revenues apportioned pursuant to Section 122 of Title 85A of the Oklahoma Statutes and such other sources as may be provided by law. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Workers' Compensation Commission for the purpose of funding the operations of the Commission and administering the Administrative Workers' Compensation Act and for any other purposes related to the Administrative Workers' Compensation Act that the Commission deems appropriate. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment. |Added by Laws 2015, c. 344, § 2, eff. July 1, 2015.
85A OK Stat § 85A-29 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-29. Fees.

|A. Each carrier writing compensation insurance in this state shall pay to the Workers' Compensation Commission an annual fee of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). |B. Each self-insurer shall pay to the Commission an annual application fee of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).C. Each third-party administrator and marketing firm shall pay to the Commission an annual application fee of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).D. Fees required pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the Workers' Compensation Commission Revolving Fund.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 29, eff. Feb. 1, 2014. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 476, § 13, emerg. eff. May 28, 2019.