Okla. Stat. tit. 85A, § 85A-60
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Evaluation of permanent disability
Official statutory text
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.
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.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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