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Rule 47. Medical Case Managers--Revocation of Appointment

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 85. Workers' Compensation

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 85. Workers' Compensation (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 4.--Appendix. Rules of the Workers' Compensation Court of Existing Claims
T. 85, Ch. 4, App., Rule 47
Rule 47. Medical Case Managers--Revocation of Appointment
A. Removal of a case manager from the list of qualified independent medical case managers shall be at the request of the case manager, or by a majority vote of the judges of the Court.
B. Grounds for removal include, but are not limited to:
1. a material misrepresentation on the Form 626 application for appointment to the list of qualified independent medical case managers;
2. refusal or substantial failure to notify the Court of any change affecting the case manager's qualifications as provided by statute or this rule; or
3. refusal or substantial failure to comply with the provisions of Rules 46 through 49, or other applicable Court rules, statutes or orders in the specific case assigned.
C. In arriving at a determination regarding whether to remove a case manager from the list, the Court may consider the character of the alleged violation and all of the attendant circumstances, and may confer with the Physician Advisory Committee, or other public or private medical or case management consultants.
D. A case manager whose qualification to serve as an independent medical case manager has been revoked by the Court is not eligible to be selected as an independent medical case manager during the period of revocation.

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Formerly Rule 49, adopted January 22, 2002, effective March 1, 2002. Corrected effective February 6, 2002. Renumbered Rule 47, amended effective January 30, 2006. Amended effective March 6, 2012. Amended January 16, 2014, effective January 31, 2014.
Workers' Compensation Rule 47, 85 O. S. A. Ch. 4, App., OK ST WORK COMP Rule 47
Current with amendments received through April 15, 2024. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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