Okla. Stat. tit. 85A, § 85A-109
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Workers' compensation counselor or ombudsmen program
Official statutory text
A. The Workers' Compensation Commission shall establish a
workers' compensation counselor or ombudsman program to assist
injured workers, employers and persons claiming death benefits in
obtaining benefits under this act. A special effort shall be made
to equip counselors or ombudsmen with sufficient resources to assist
injured workers through the system without the necessity of
retaining legal representation.
B. Workers' compensation counselors or ombudsmen shall provide
information to injured workers; investigate complaints; communicate
with employers, insurance carriers, self-insurers, and health care
providers; provide informational seminars and workshops on workers'
compensation for medical providers, insurance adjustors, and
employee and employer groups; and develop informational materials
for employees, employers and medical providers.
C. The Commission shall mail a notice to the injured worker
within ten (10) days of the filing of an Employer’s First Notice of
Injury. The notice shall advise the injured worker of the
availability of the services of the Commission's counselor or
ombudsman program and of the availability of mediation and other
forms of alternative dispute resolution to assist the injured
worker. The Commission shall provide additional information as the
Commission may determine necessary.
D. The Commission shall develop a program that provides for
annual training for own-risk employers and claims representatives
handling workers’ compensation claims in Oklahoma. The training
shall include information about the alternative dispute resolution
program, including counselor and ombudsman programs, mediation, and
other services provided by the Commission.
workers' compensation counselor or ombudsman program to assist
injured workers, employers and persons claiming death benefits in
obtaining benefits under this act. A special effort shall be made
to equip counselors or ombudsmen with sufficient resources to assist
injured workers through the system without the necessity of
retaining legal representation.
B. Workers' compensation counselors or ombudsmen shall provide
information to injured workers; investigate complaints; communicate
with employers, insurance carriers, self-insurers, and health care
providers; provide informational seminars and workshops on workers'
compensation for medical providers, insurance adjustors, and
employee and employer groups; and develop informational materials
for employees, employers and medical providers.
C. The Commission shall mail a notice to the injured worker
within ten (10) days of the filing of an Employer’s First Notice of
Injury. The notice shall advise the injured worker of the
availability of the services of the Commission's counselor or
ombudsman program and of the availability of mediation and other
forms of alternative dispute resolution to assist the injured
worker. The Commission shall provide additional information as the
Commission may determine necessary.
D. The Commission shall develop a program that provides for
annual training for own-risk employers and claims representatives
handling workers’ compensation claims in Oklahoma. The training
shall include information about the alternative dispute resolution
program, including counselor and ombudsman programs, mediation, and
other services provided by the Commission.
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