§ 22. Administration of act--Additional powers and duties
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 85A. Workers’ CompensationEffective: May 28, 2019
Effective: May 28, 2019
85A Okl.St.Ann. § 22
§ 22. Administration of act--Additional powers and duties
4. To contract with an appropriate state governmental entity, insurance carrier or approved service organization to process, investigate and pay valid claims against an impaired self-insurer which fails, due to insolvency or otherwise, to pay its workers' compensation obligations, charges for which shall be paid from the proceeds of security posted with the Commission as provided in Section 38 of this title;
10. To establish a petty cash fund in an amount not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) to be used for the purpose of making change for persons purchasing printed or electronic materials from the Commission, paying fees and fines, and transacting other such business with the Commission. The fund shall be established and replenished from any monies available to the Commission for operating expenses and it shall be administered pursuant to the requirements of Section 195 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
D. Communications, whether in person, by electronic medium or in writing, that reflect the pre-decisional deliberations of the Commissioners among each other or with Commission staff, and which occur while exercising their quasi-judicial duties such as reviewing decisions or awards made by the administrative law judges of the Commission pursuant to Section 78 of this title or reviewing arbitration awards pursuant to Section 322 and Section 323 of this title, shall not be subject to requirements of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act1 or Oklahoma Open Records Act,2 shall be confidential and shall be considered protected deliberative communications.
E. It shall be the duty of an administrative law judge, under the rules adopted by the Commission, to hear and determine claims for compensation and 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.
Credits
Laws 2013, c. 208, § 22; Laws 2019, c. 476, § 11, emerg. eff. May 28, 2019.
85A Okl. St. Ann. § 22, OK ST T. 85A § 22
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 3 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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