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85A OK Stat § 85A-114 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-114. Prosthetic devices.

|When a compensable injury results in the loss of one or more eyes, teeth, or members of the body, or the replacement of a joint, the employer shall furnish such prosthetic devices as may be necessary as determined by the Workers' Compensation Commission in the treatment and rehabilitation of the injured worker for the lifetime of the worker. When a worker sustains a compensable injury, arising out of and in the course of his or her employment, which results in damage to a prosthetic device with which such worker is equipped, the employer shall repair or replace such device. Provided, that a subsequent injury to the part of the body for which a prosthetic device is provided shall terminate the obligation of the employer to provide such prosthetic device. |Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 157, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-115 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-115. Joint Petition for settlement.

|A. If the employee and employer shall reach an agreement for the full, final and complete settlement of any issue of a claim pursuant to this act, a form designated as "Joint Petition" shall be signed by both the employer and employee, or representatives thereof, and shall be approved by the Workers' Compensation Commission or an administrative law judge, and filed with the Workers' Compensation Commission. In cases in which the employee is not represented by legal counsel, the Commission or an administrative law judge shall have jurisdiction to approve a full, final and complete settlement of any issue upon the filing of an Employer's First Notice of Injury. There shall be no requirement for the filing of an Employee's First Notice of Claim for Compensation to effect such settlement in cases in which the employee is not represented by legal counsel. |B. In the event all issues of a claim are not fully, finally and completely settled by a Joint Petition, the issues not settled by the parties and subject to the Commission's continuing jurisdiction must be noted by appendix to the Joint Petition or on a form created for such purpose by the Commission. The appendix must be signed by the parties and approved by the Commission as set forth herein.C. In the absence of fraud, a Joint Petition shall be deemed binding upon the parties thereto and a final adjudication of all rights pursuant to this title or the workers' compensation law in effect at the time of the injury or final order of the Workers' Compensation Commission. An official record shall be made by an official Commission reporter of the testimony taken to effect the Joint Petition.D. A good-faith effort shall be made on the part of any insurance carrier or group self-insured plan to notify an insured employer of the possibility of and terms of any settlement of a workers' compensation case pursuant to this section. Written comments or objections to settlements shall be filed with the Commission and periodically shared with the management of the applicable insurer. A written notice shall be made to all policyholders of their right to a good-faith effort by their insurer to notify them of any proposed settlement, if the policyholder so chooses.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 158, eff. Feb. 1, 2014. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 476, § 37, emerg. eff. May 28, 2019.
85A OK Stat § 85A-116 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-116. Awards for permanent disability.

|A. Awards for permanent partial disability shall be made pursuant to Sections 45 and 46 of this act, less any sums previously paid which the Workers' Compensation Commission may find to be a proper credit thereon. When the award becomes final, the whole sum or any unpaid portion thereof shall operate as a final adjudicated obligation and payment thereof may be enforced by the claimant or in case of the claimant's death, by the surviving beneficiary entitled to the proceeds as provided in Section 47 of this act. |B. Awards for permanent total disability shall entitle the claimant to receive weekly income benefits for the period prescribed in this act. When an award for permanent total disability becomes final, the accrued portion thereof shall operate as a final adjudicated obligation and payment thereof may be enforced by the claimant or in case of the claimant's death, by the surviving beneficiary entitled to the proceeds as provided in this act. Permanent total disability awards shall not be commuted to a lump-sum payment.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 159, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-117 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-117. Estoppel from denying employment.

|Every employer and insurance carrier who schedules any employee as a person employed by the employer for the purpose of paying or collecting insurance premiums on a workers' compensation insurance policy or who pays, receives or collects any premiums upon any insurance policy covering the liability of such employer under the workers' compensation law by reason of or upon the basis of the employment of any such employee shall be estopped to deny that such employee was employed by the employer. |Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 160, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-118 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-118. Fees.

|A. A filing fee of One Hundred Forty Dollars ($140.00) per case, including but not limited to any Joint Petition or medical fee dispute authorized by this title, shall be collected from the employer filing a Joint Petition or party filing a medical fee dispute by the Workers' Compensation Commission. In the event any award becomes final against an employer, such amount shall be assessed by the Commission. The filing fee shall be deposited as follows: |1. One Hundred Five Dollars ($105.00) to the credit of the Workers' Compensation Commission Revolving Fund;2. Ten Dollars ($10.00) to the credit of the Attorney General's Workers' Compensation Fraud Unit Revolving Fund created by Section 19.2 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and3. Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) to the credit of the Workers' Compensation Commission Revolving Fund for purposes of implementing the provisions of this title, including strengthening and providing additional funding for the Attorney General's Workers' Compensation Fraud Unit, providing counseling services pursuant to the workers' compensation counselor or ombudsman program and safety in the workplace.B. A fee of One Hundred Thirty Dollars ($130.00) per action to reopen any case pursuant to Section 32 of this title shall be collected by the Commission and assessed as costs to be paid by the party that reopens the case. The fee collected pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited to the credit of the Workers' Compensation Commission Revolving Fund for purposes of implementing the provisions of this title, including strengthening and providing additional funding for the Attorney General's Workers' Compensation Fraud Unit, providing counseling services pursuant to the workers' compensation counselor or ombudsman program and safety in the workplace.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 161, eff. Feb. 1, 2014. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 476, § 38, emerg. eff. May 28, 2019.
85A OK Stat § 85A-119 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-119. Copies of documents.

|A. Persons requesting and receiving copies of documents on file with the Workers' Compensation Commission shall pay a fee to the Commission of One Dollar ($1.00) for each page copied. All fees so collected shall be deposited in the State Treasury in the Workers' Compensation Commission Revolving Fund. |B. All penalties and fines imposed by the Commission, upon collection, shall be deposited to the credit of the Workers' Compensation Commission Revolving Fund.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 162, eff. Feb. 1, 2014. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 476, § 39, emerg. eff. May 28, 2019.
85A OK Stat § 85A-123 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-123. Perjury.

|Any form, claim, answer or report to be filed by any person with the Workers' Compensation Commission pursuant to this act shall contain or be verified by a written declaration that such form, claim, answer or report is true and made under the penalty of perjury. |Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 166, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-125 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-125. Computation of time.

|The time within which an act is to be done, as provided for in this act, shall be computed by excluding the first day and including the last day. If the last day is a legal holiday as defined by Section 82.1 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes, it shall be excluded. |Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 168, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-300 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-300. Short title - Workers' Compensation Arbitration Act.

|Sections 300 through 328 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Workers' Compensation Arbitration Act". |Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 121, eff. Feb. 1, 2014. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 476, § 42, emerg. eff. May 28, 2019.
85A OK Stat § 85A-301 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-301. Arbitration agreements.

|All agreements to arbitrate claims for injuries covered by the Administrative Workers' Compensation Act shall be valid and enforceable in this state when: |1. The employer provides notice of the existence of an agreement to arbitrate to both the employee and the employer's workers' compensation insurance provider;2. The employer files an alternative dispute resolution program with the Workers' Compensation Commission, as defined in the Administrative Workers' Compensation Act;3. The employers’ Certified Medical Plan files an alternative dispute resolution program with the Commission, as defined in the Administrative Workers’ Compensation Act; or4. The agreement is subject to the Federal Arbitration Act and contains a provision that requires that, in addition to other remedies, any party to the arbitration be given the opportunity to appeal any decision on any issue of the arbitrator to the Workers' Compensation Commission.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 122, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-302 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-302. Notice.

|A. Except as otherwise provided in the Workers' Compensation Arbitration Act, a person gives notice to another person by taking action that is reasonably necessary to inform the other person in ordinary course, whether or not the other person acquires knowledge of the notice. |B. A person has notice if the person has knowledge of the notice or has received notice.C. A person shall be deemed to have received notice when it comes to the person's attention or the notice is delivered at the person's place of residence or place of business, or at another location held out by the person as a place of delivery of the communications.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 123, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-303 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-303. Agreements governed by act.

|The Workers' Compensation Arbitration Act governs an agreement to arbitrate made on or after February 1, 2014. The Workers' Compensation Arbitration Act governs an agreement to arbitrate made before February 1, 2014, if all the parties to the agreement or to the arbitration proceeding agree in writing. |Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 124, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-304 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-304. Waiver.

|A. Except as otherwise provided in subsections B and C of this section and in the laws of this state outside of this title, a party to an agreement to arbitrate or to an arbitration proceeding may waive, or the parties may vary the effect of, the requirements of this act to the extent permitted by law. |B. Before a controversy arises that is subject to an agreement to arbitrate, a party to the agreement may not:1. Waive or agree to vary the effect of the requirements of subsection A of Section 305, subsection A of Section 306, Section 307, subsection A or B of Section 317, Section 326 or Section 328 of this title;2. Agree to unreasonably restrict the right to notice of the initiation of an arbitration proceeding under Section 309 of this title;3. Agree to unreasonably restrict the right to disclosure of any facts by an arbitrator under Section 312 of this title;4. Waive the right of a party to an agreement to arbitrate to be represented by a lawyer at any proceeding or hearing under Section 316 of this title; or5. Agree to conduct arbitration proceedings outside of this state.C. A party to an agreement to arbitrate or to an arbitration proceeding may not waive, or the parties may not vary the effect of, the requirements of this section or subsection A or C of Section 304, Sections 307, 314 and 318, subsection D or E of Section 320, Sections 322, 323 and 324, or subsection A or B of Section 325 of this title.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 125, eff. Feb. 1, 2014. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 476, § 43, emerg. eff. May 28, 2019.
85A OK Stat § 85A-305 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-305. Application for judicial relief.

|A. Except as otherwise provided in Section 107 of this title, an application for judicial relief under this act shall be made by application and motion to the Workers' Compensation Commission and heard in the manner provided by law or rule of the Commission for making and hearing motions. |B. Unless a civil action involving the agreement to arbitrate is pending, notice of an initial application and motion to the Commission under this act shall be served in the manner provided by law for the service of a summons in the filing of a civil action. Otherwise, notice of the motion shall be given in the manner provided by law or rule of court for serving motions in pending cases.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 126, eff. Feb. 1, 2014. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 476, § 44, emerg. eff. May 28, 2019.
85A OK Stat § 85A-306 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-306. Agreement to submit to arbitration.

|A. A written agreement to submit any existing or subsequent controversy arising between the parties to arbitration is valid, enforceable, and irrevocable except on a ground that exists at law or in equity for the revocation of a contract. |B. An arbitrator shall decide whether a condition precedent to arbitration has been fulfilled and whether a contract containing a valid agreement to arbitrate is enforceable.C. If a party to a proceeding challenges the existence of, or claims that a controversy is not subject to, an agreement to arbitrate, the arbitration proceeding may continue pending final resolution of the issue by the Commission, unless the Commission otherwise orders.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 127, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-307 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-307. Refusal to arbitrate.

|A. On application and motion of a person showing an agreement to arbitrate and alleging another person's refusal to arbitrate under the agreement: |1. If the refusing party does not appear or does not oppose the motion, the Workers' Compensation Commission shall order the parties to arbitrate; and2. If the refusing party opposes the motion, the Commission shall proceed summarily to decide the issue and order the parties to arbitrate unless it finds that there is no enforceable agreement to arbitrate. The Commission may also assess costs against the party opposing the motion if it concludes the opposition was not brought in good faith to be deposited in the Workers' Compensation Commission Revolving Fund created in Section 28.1 of this title.B. On motion of a person alleging that an arbitration proceeding has been initiated or threatened but that there is no agreement to arbitrate, the Commission shall proceed summarily to decide the issue. If the Commission finds that there is an enforceable agreement to arbitrate, it shall order the parties to arbitrate. The Commission may also assess costs against the party opposing the motion if the Commission concludes the opposition was not brought in good faith to be deposited in the Workers' Compensation Fund created by the Administrative Workers' Compensation Act.C. If the Commission finds that the parties have not entered into an enforceable arbitration agreement, the dispute shall be resolved under the Administrative Workers' Compensation Act.D. If an action is initiated in district court to determine whether an enforceable arbitration agreement exists, on motion by the responding party, that proceeding shall be transferred to the Commission for determination.E. If a party challenges the enforceability of an arbitration agreement, the underlying claim, including all benefits, shall be stayed until the Commission determines whether an enforceable arbitration agreement exists.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 128, eff. Feb. 1, 2014. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 476, § 45, emerg. eff. May 28, 2019.
85A OK Stat § 85A-308 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-308. Judgement for provisional remedies.

|A. Before an arbitrator is appointed and authorized to act, the Commission, on application and motion of a party to an arbitration proceeding and for good cause shown, may enter a judgment for provisional remedies to protect the effectiveness of the arbitration proceeding to the same extent and under the same conditions as if the controversy were the subject of a civil action. |B. After an arbitrator is appointed and authorized to act:1. The arbitrator may issue further or revised orders for provisional remedies, including interim awards, as the arbitrator finds necessary to protect the effectiveness of the arbitration proceeding and to promote the fair and expeditious resolution of the controversy, to the same extent and under the same conditions as if the controversy were the subject of a civil action; and2. A party to an arbitration proceeding may move the Commission for a provisional remedy only if the matter is urgent and the arbitrator is not able to act timely or the arbitrator cannot provide an adequate remedy.C. A party does not waive a right of arbitration by making an application and motion under subsection A or B of this section.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 129.
85A OK Stat § 85A-309 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-309. Initiation of arbitration.

|A. A person shall initiate an arbitration proceeding by giving written notice to the Commission and the other parties to the arbitration agreement. Notice shall be served on the parties in the manner prescribed by the arbitration agreement, or, if the arbitration agreement does not address the method of notice, then by the service of process for civil actions provided under Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |B. Notice of an arbitration proceeding shall contain:1. The general nature of the controversy;2. The remedy and alleged damages sought; and3. A copy of the arbitration agreement governing the controversy.C. An objection to the sufficiency of notice shall be made to the Commission before the initial hearing with the appointed arbitrator.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 130, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-310 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-310. Consolidation of separate arbitration proceedings.

|A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection C of this section, on application and motion of a party to an arbitration agreement or arbitration proceeding, the Commission may order consolidation of separate arbitration proceedings as to all or some of the claims if: |1. There are separate agreements to arbitrate or separate arbitration proceedings between the same persons or one of them is a party to a separate agreement to arbitrate or a separate arbitration proceeding with a third person;2. The claims subject to the agreements to arbitrate arise in substantial part from the same transaction or series of related transactions;3. The existence of a common issue of law or fact creates the possibility of conflicting decisions in the separate arbitration proceedings; and4. Prejudice resulting from a failure to consolidate is not outweighed by the risk of undue delay or prejudice to the rights of or hardship to parties opposing consolidation.B. The Commission may order consolidation of separate arbitration proceedings as to some claims and allow other claims to be resolved in separate arbitration proceedings.C. The Commission may not order consolidation of the claims of a party to an agreement to arbitrate if the agreement prohibits consolidation.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 131, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-311 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-311. Method of appointing arbitrator.

|A. If the parties to an arbitration agreement agree on a method for appointing an arbitrator, that method shall be followed, unless the method fails. If the parties have not agreed on a method, the agreed method fails, or an arbitrator appointed fails or is unable to act and a successor has not been appointed, the Commission, on motion of a party to the arbitration proceeding, shall appoint the arbitrator. An arbitrator appointed by the Commission has all the powers of an arbitrator designated by the arbitration agreement. |B. An individual who has a known, direct, and material interest in the outcome of the arbitration proceeding, or a known, existing, and substantial relationship with a party to the arbitration proceeding, may not serve as an arbitrator unless agreed to in writing by the parties.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 132, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-312 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-312. Disclosures.

|A. Before accepting appointment, an individual who is requested to serve as an arbitrator, after making a reasonable inquiry, shall disclose to the parties to the arbitration agreement, the parties to the arbitration proceeding, and any other arbitrators any known facts that a reasonable person would consider likely to affect the impartiality of the arbitrator in the arbitration proceeding, including but not limited to: |1. A financial or personal interest in the outcome of the arbitration proceeding; and2. An existing or past relationship with any of the parties to the agreement to arbitrate or the arbitration proceeding, their counsel or representatives, a witness, or another arbitrator.B. An arbitrator has a continuing obligation to disclose to the parties to the arbitration agreement, the arbitration proceeding, and to any other arbitrators any facts that the arbitrator learns after accepting appointment which a reasonable person would consider likely to affect the impartiality of the arbitrator.C. If an arbitrator discloses a conflict under subsection A or B of this section, any party to the arbitration agreement or the arbitration proceeding may have the arbitrator removed by filing a notice of conflict with the Workers' Compensation Commission. If a notice of conflict is not filed within ten (10) days of disclosure of the conflict, the parties waive their rights to have any order or award entered vacated under Section 323 of this title.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 133, eff. Feb. 1, 2014. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 476, § 46, emerg. eff. May 28, 2019.