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85A OK Stat § 85A-30 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-30. Physically impaired persons - Adjudications of Multiple Injury Trust Fund claims.

|A. For the purposes of Sections 31 through 35 of this title, the term "physically impaired person" means a person who, as a result of accident, disease, birth, military action, or any other cause, has suffered: |1. The loss of the sight of one eye;2. The loss by amputation of the whole or a part of a member of the body; or3. Any previous adjudications of compensable permanent partial disability adjudged and determined by the Workers' Compensation Court, the Workers' Compensation Court of Existing Claims or the Workers' Compensation Commission.B. This section shall apply to all adjudications of Multiple Injury Trust Fund claims in which the last injury occurred on or after July 1, 2019.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 30, eff. Feb. 1, 2014. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 476, § 59, emerg. eff. May 28, 2019.
85A OK Stat § 85A-33 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-33. Statute of limitations.

|A. The right to claim compensation for benefits from the Multiple Injury Trust Fund shall be forever barred unless a Notice of Claim, on a form prescribed by the Workers' Compensation Commission, shall be filed with the Commission within one (1) year of the date of the last order for permanent partial disability arising from the latest claim against the last employer. |B. When a claim for benefits from the Multiple Injury Trust Fund is filed, unless a claimant shall in good faith request a hearing and final determination thereon within two (2) years of the filing thereof, the same shall be barred.C. An attorney who represents a respondent or insurance carrier in a claim against the last employer shall not represent the employee in a subsequent claim against the Multiple Injury Trust Fund.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 33, eff. Feb. 1, 2014. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 476, § 62, emerg. eff. May 28, 2019.
85A OK Stat § 85A-34 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-34. Administration of Multiple Injury Trust Fund - Standing.

|A. The MITF Director shall be charged with the administration and protection of the Multiple Injury Trust Fund and shall be notified by the Workers' Compensation Commission of all proceedings which may affect such fund. |B. The MITF Director shall have authority to conduct all business affairs relating to administration of the Multiple Injury Trust Fund, including, but not limited to, appointment of assistants, accountants, attorneys and other employees as may be necessary.C. The MITF Director shall provide results of audit reports to the Workers' Compensation Commission annually.D. The MITF Director shall have standing and the authority to appear in any case before the Commission in which the Commission is considering an award from the Multiple Injury Trust Fund.E. Any party interested shall have a right to bring a proceeding in the Supreme Court to review an award of the Commission affecting such Multiple Injury Trust Fund, in the same manner as is now provided by law with reference to other awards by the Commission.F. The State Treasurer shall allocate to the MITF Director sufficient funds for administration expenses thereof in amounts to be fixed and approved by the Administrator for the Multiple Injury Trust Fund, unless rejected by the Governor and Attorney General.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 34, eff. Feb. 1, 2014. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 476, § 63, emerg. eff. May 28, 2019.
85A OK Stat § 85A-35 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-35. Obligation to pay.

|A. 1. Every employer shall secure compensation as provided under this act to its employees for compensable injuries without regard to fault. |2. There shall be no liability for compensation under this act where the injury or death was substantially occasioned by the willful intention of the injured employee to bring about such compensable injury or death.B. The primary obligation to pay compensation is on the employer, and the procurement of a policy of insurance by an employer to cover the obligation in respect to this act shall not relieve the employer of the obligation.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 35, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-35.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-35.1. Court reporter – Stenographic recording of settlements.

|A court reporter employed by or contracted by the Workers' Compensation Commission shall be authorized to stenographically report both joint petition settlements and compromise settlements in the Workers' Compensation Court of Existing Claims. A court reporter employed by or contracted by the Workers' Compensation Court of Existing Claims shall be authorized to stenographically report both compromise settlements and joint petition settlements under the jurisdiction of the Commission. |Added by Laws 2019, c. 476, § 14, emerg. eff. May 28, 2019.
85A OK Stat § 85A-37 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-37. Waiver of exemption or exclusion.

|A. Any employer engaging in any exempted or excepted employment may at any time waive the exemptions or exceptions as to any employee or all employees engaged in the employment as the employer may elect by giving notice of waiver of the exemptions or exceptions as provided in subsection B of this section. |B. Notice of waiver of exclusion or exemption referred to in subsection A of this section shall be given in accordance with the following provisions:1. Every employer who waives the exclusion or exemption shall post, and keep posted, in and about the employer's place of business typewritten or printed notices to that effect in accordance with a form to be prescribed by the Commission, and the employer shall file a duplicate of the notice with the Commission; and2. The notice shall be given at least thirty (30) days before any injury. However, if the injury occurs less than thirty (30) days after the date of employment, the notice, if given at the time of employment, shall be sufficient notice.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 37, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-39 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-39. Carrier discharging obligations.

|A. In order that the liability for compensation may be effectively administered, the employer's carrier may discharge the obligations and duties of the employer under this act if the employer is not a self-insurer. |B. For the purpose of an employer's carrier discharging the obligation and duties of the employer:1. An employer's knowledge of an injury shall constitute the carrier's knowledge of the injury;2. The Commission shall have jurisdiction over the carrier to the same extent it has over the employer under this act; and3. Any determinations by the Commission shall be binding on the carrier to the same extent as they are on the employer.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 39, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-41 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-41. Posted notice.

|A. Every employer who has secured compensation under the provisions of this act shall keep posted in a conspicuous place in and about the employer's place of business typewritten or printed notices in accordance with a form prescribed by the Commission. The notices shall state that the employer has secured the payment of compensation in accordance with the provisions of this act. |B. The notices shall contain the name and address of the carrier, if any, with whom the employer has secured payment of compensation and the date of the expiration of the policy.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 41, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-43 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-43. Liability Unaffected - Subrogation.

|A. Liability Unaffected. |1.a.The making of a claim for compensation against any employer or carrier for the injury or death of an employee shall not affect the right of the employee, or his or her dependents, to make a claim or maintain an action in court against any third party for the injury.b.The employer or the employer's carrier shall be entitled to reasonable notice and opportunity to join in the action.c.If the employer or employer's carrier join in the action against a third party for injury or death, they shall be entitled to a first lien on two-thirds (2/3) of the net proceeds recovered in the action that remain after the payment of the reasonable costs of collection, for the payment to them of the amount paid and to be paid by them as compensation to the injured employee or his or her dependents.2. The commencement of an action by an employee or his or her dependents against a third party for damages by reason of an injury to which this act is applicable, or the adjustment of any claim, shall not affect the rights of the injured employee or his or her dependents to recover compensation, but any amount recovered by the injured employee or his or her dependents from a third party shall be applied as follows:a.reasonable fees and costs of collection shall be deducted,b.the employer or carrier, as applicable, shall receive two-thirds (2/3) of the remainder of the recovery or the amount of the workers' compensation lien, whichever is less, andc.the remainder of the recovery shall go to the injured employee or his or her dependents.B. Subrogation.1. An employer or carrier liable for compensation under this act for the injury or death of an employee shall have the right to maintain an action in tort against any third party responsible for the injury or death. However, the employer or the carrier shall notify the claimant in writing that the claimant has the right to hire a private attorney to pursue any benefits to which the claimant is entitled in addition to the subrogation interest against any third party responsible for the injury or death.2. After reasonable notice and opportunity to be represented in the action has been given to the injured employee, the liability of the third party to the compensation beneficiary shall be determined in the action, as well as the third party's liability to the employer and carrier.3. If the employer recovers against the third party, by suit or otherwise, the injured employee shall be entitled to any amount recovered in excess of the amount that the employer and carrier have paid or are liable for in compensation, after deducting reasonable costs of collection.4. An employer or carrier who is liable for compensation under this act on account of injury or death of an employee shall be entitled to maintain a third-party action against the employer's uninsured motorist coverage or underinsured motorist coverage.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 43, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-44 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-44. Reduction of benefits.

|A. Any benefits payable to an injured employee under this act shall be reduced in an amount equal to, dollar-for-dollar, the amount of benefits the injured employee has previously received for the same medical services or period of disability, whether those benefits were paid under a group health care service plan, a group disability policy, a group loss of income policy, a group accident, health, or accident and health policy, a self-insured employee health or welfare benefit plan, or a group hospital or medical service contract; provided, however, such reduction does not apply to any benefit received from a group policy for disability if the injured employee has paid for the policy. |B. The claimant shall be required to disclose in a manner to be determined by the Commission the identity, address, or phone number of any person or entity which has paid benefits described in this section in connection with any claim under this act.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 44, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-48 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-48. Injury to minors.

|When an injury or death is sustained by a minor employed in violation of federal or state statutes relating to minimum ages for employment of minors, disability or death benefits provided for by this act shall be doubled; provided, however, such penalty shall not apply when the minor misrepresents his or her age, in writing, to the employer. |Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 48, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-49 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-49. Temporary total disability and unemployment benefits.

|Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, no compensation for temporary total disability shall be payable to an injured employee for any week for which the injured employee receives unemployment insurance benefits under the laws of this state or the unemployment insurance law of any other state. If a claim for temporary total disability is controverted and later determined to be compensable, temporary total disability shall be payable to an injured employee for any week for which the injured employee receives unemployment benefits but only to the extent that the temporary total disability otherwise payable exceeds the unemployment benefits. |Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 49, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-51 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-51. Payment of medical expenses.

|The employer shall pay one hundred percent (100%) of the medical expenses, subject to the Fee Schedule, with no maximum dollar or duration limits for all compensable injuries. |Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 51, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-52 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-52. Liability for non-compensable injury.

|The employer shall not be liable for any of the payments for medical services and supplies under this act if the Commission determines that there was not a compensable injury. |Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 52, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-53 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-53. Physical examination.

|A. An injured employee claiming to be entitled to benefits under this act shall submit to physical examination and treatment by another qualified physician, designated or approved by the Commission, as the Commission may require from time to time if reasonable and necessary. |B. In cases where the Commission directs examination or treatment, proceedings shall be suspended, and no compensation shall be payable for any period during which the employee refuses to submit to examination and treatment or otherwise obstructs the examination or treatment.C. Failure of the employee to obey a judgment of the Commission for an examination or treatment shall bar the right of the claimant to further temporary total disability compensation in respect to the injury.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 53, eff. Feb. 1, 2014. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 476, § 21, emerg. eff. May 28, 2019.
85A OK Stat § 85A-54 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-54. Refusal to submit to surgery.

|Except in cases of hernia, which are specifically covered by Section 61 of this act, where an injured employee unreasonably refuses to submit to a surgical operation which has been advised by at least two qualified physicians and where the recommended operation does not involve unreasonable risk of life or additional serious physical impairment, the Commission shall take the refusal into consideration when determining compensation for permanent partial or permanent total disability. |Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 54, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-55 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-55. Unreasonable charges.

|A. If an employer or carrier believes that a charge for medical services or supplies under this act is unreasonable, it may submit the charge to the Commission for review. If the Commission determines that the charge is unreasonable, it may amend the charges to reflect the Fee Schedule established under Section 50 of this act, if applicable, or in accordance with reasonable market rates for the services or supplies provided. |B. The provisions of this section relating to charges shall not apply if a written contract exists between the employer and the person who renders the medical service or supplies.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 55, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-56 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-56. Certified workplace medical plans.

|A. If the employer has previously contracted with a certified workplace medical plan, the employer shall select for the injured employee a treating physician or chiropractor from the physicians or chiropractors listed within the network of the certified workplace medical plan. The employee may apply for a change of physician or chiropractor by utilizing the dispute resolution process set out in the certified workplace medical plan on file with the State Department of Health. |B. If the employer is not covered by a certified workplace medical plan, the employer shall select the treating physician or chiropractor. The Commission on application of the employee shall order one change of treating physician or chiropractor. Upon the Commission's granting of the application, the employer shall provide a list of three physicians, one of which may be a chiropractor, from whom the employee may select the replacement.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 56, eff. Feb. 1, 2014. Amended by Laws 2020, c. 34, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.
85A OK Stat § 85A-57 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-57. Failure to appear for scheduled appointments.

|A. If an injured employee misses two or more scheduled appointments for treatment, he or she shall no longer be eligible to receive benefits under this act, unless his or her absence was: |1. Caused by extraordinary circumstances beyond the employee's control as determined by the Commission; or2. The employee gave the employer at least two (2) hours prior notice of the absence and had a valid excuse.B. Inability to get transportation to or from the appointment shall not be considered extraordinary circumstances nor a valid excuse for the absence.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 57, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-58 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-58. Copying of medical records.

|A. 1. Every hospital or other person furnishing the injured employee with medical services shall permit its records to be copied by and shall furnish full written information to the Commission, the Workers' Compensation Fraud Investigation Unit, the employer, the carrier, and the employee or the employee's dependents. |2. The reasonable cost of copies shall be paid by the requestor to the health care or medical service provider furnishing them.B. No person who in good faith under subsection A of this section or under rules established by the Commission reports medical information shall incur legal liability for the disclosure of the information.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 58, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-59 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-59. Computation of average weekly wages.

|A. 1. Compensation under this act based on the employee's average weekly wage shall be computed by dividing the employee's gross earnings by the number of full weeks of employment with the employer, up to a maximum of fifty-two (52) weeks. |2. If the injured employee was working on a piece basis, the average weekly wage shall be determined by dividing the earnings of the employee by the number of hours required to earn the wages during the period not to exceed fifty-two (52) weeks preceding the week in which the accident occurred and by multiplying this hourly wage by the number of hours in a full-time workweek in the employment.B. Overtime earnings are to be added to the regular weekly wages and shall be computed by dividing the overtime earnings by the number of weeks worked by the employee in the same employment under the contract of hire in force at the time of the accident, not to exceed a period of fifty-two (52) weeks preceding the accident.C. If, because of exceptional circumstances, the average weekly wage cannot be fairly and justly determined by the above formulas, the Commission may determine the average weekly wage by a method that is just and fair to all parties concerned.D. The benefit level for members of the National Guard and any authorized voluntary or uncompensated worker rendering services as a firefighter, peace officer or civil defense worker shall be determined by using the wages of the employee in his or her regular occupation.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 59, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
85A OK Stat § 85A-60 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-60. Evaluation of permanent disability.

|The Physician Advisory Committee may recommend the adoption of a method or system to evaluate permanent disability that shall deviate from, or be used in place of or in combination with the Guides. Such recommendation shall be made to the Workers' Compensation Commission which may adopt the recommendation in part or in whole. The adopted method or system shall be submitted by the Executive Director of the Commission to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate within the first ten (10) legislative days of a regular session of the Legislature. Such method or system so submitted shall be subject to disapproval by joint or concurrent resolution of the Legislature during the legislative session in which submitted. If disapproved, the existing method of determining permanent partial disability shall continue in effect. If the Legislature takes no action on the method or system submitted by the Executive Director, the method or system shall become operative thirty (30) days following the adjournment of the Legislature. |Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 60, eff. Feb. 1, 2014. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 476, § 22, emerg. eff. May 28, 2019.
85A OK Stat § 85A-61 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System|§85A-61. Hernias.

|A. A hernia is not a compensable injury unless the injured employee can prove by a preponderance of the evidence that it meets the definition of "compensable injury" under this act and: |1. The occurrence of the hernia followed as the result of sudden effort, severe strain, or the application of force directly to the abdominal wall;2. There was severe pain in the hernial region;3. The pain caused the employee's work to be substantially affected;4. Notice of the occurrence was given to the employer within five (5) days thereafter; and5. The physical distress following the occurrence of the hernia was such as to require the attendance of a licensed physician.B. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 45 of this act, if it is determined that a hernia is a compensable injury under subsection A of this section, the injured employee shall be entitled to temporary total disability for six (6) weeks.2. If the injured employee refuses to permit the hernia operation if recommended by a physician, he or she shall be entitled to temporary total disability for thirteen (13) weeks in addition to appropriate medical care.C. If the injured employee dies within one (1) year as a direct and sole result of the hernia or a radical operation of the hernia, the deceased employee's dependents shall be entitled to death compensation under Section 48 of this act.Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 61, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.