Effective: September 29, 1997
Latest Legislation: House Bill 215 - 122nd General Assembly
The administrator of workers' compensation shall do all of the following:
(A) Except as provided in section 4123.402 of the Revised Code, review and process all applications for claims;
(B) Award compensation and make payment on all noncontested claims;
(C) Make payment on orders of the industrial commission and district and staff hearing officers as provided in section 4123.511 of the Revised Code;
(D) Serve as representative of the state insurance fund;
(E) Establish a legal section within the bureau to provide legal advice and assistance to the administrator and the administrator's staff as to claims procedure and policy; appeals to be lodged on behalf of the state insurance fund; and other legal issues. The bureau legal section shall act as attorney for the state fund in administrative appeals.
(F) Establish a program for quality control, systems design, and internal auditing. In the operation of the program, the administrator shall ensure that audits are performed at least annually to determine whether or not the bureau meets the performance goals the administrator establishes.
(G) Ensure that there exists the coordination between the central office and the service offices necessary to facilitate open lines of communication and the standardized procedures in conformity with the requirements set forth in the operating manuals of the bureau. The administrator shall establish a line of authority from the central office to the service offices of the bureau sufficient to avoid ambiguity in the performance of any management or policy function.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 4121 | Industrial Commission; Bureau of Workers' Compensation
Section 4121.01 | Industrial Commission - Bureau of Workers' Compensation Definitions.
Section 4121.02 | Industrial Commission.
Section 4121.021 | Industrial Commission Operating Fund.
Section 4121.03 | Chairperson - Executive Director - Powers and Duties Generally.
Section 4121.04 | Industrial Commission Nominating Council - Initial Appointments - Challenges.
Section 4121.09 | Official Seal.
Section 4121.11 | Bureau Rules of Procedure.
Section 4121.12 | Workers' Compensation Board of Directors.
Section 4121.122 | Discipline of Commission and Bureau Employees.
Section 4121.123 | Workers' Compensation Board Nominating Committee.
Section 4121.125 | Monitoring Performance of System.
Section 4121.126 | Conflicts of Interest by Board Members or Bureau Employees.
Section 4121.127 | Transactions by Fiduciary Involving Conflict of Interest.
Section 4121.128 | Attorney General Legal Adviser of Board.
Section 4121.129 | Audit, Actuarial, and Investment Committees.
Section 4121.13 | Administrator of Workers' Compensation - Powers and Duties.
Section 4121.131 | Special Investigation Department Access to Crime Databases.
Section 4121.14 | Investigating Agent.
Section 4121.15 | Power to Administer Oaths, Issue Subpoenas, and Compel Attendance of Witnesses.
Section 4121.16 | Witness Attendance - Fees and Mileage.
Section 4121.17 | Examination of Place of Employment Upon Petition That Same Is Unsafe.
Section 4121.19 | Record of Proceedings.
Section 4121.20 | Depositions.
Section 4121.21 | Effective Date of Orders - Time for Compliance.
Section 4121.22 | Jurisdiction Over Places of Employment.
Section 4121.23 | Petition for Hearing by Employer.
Section 4121.24 | No Action to Vacate Allowed Until After Hearing.
Section 4121.25 | Action to Set Aside, Vacate, or Amend Order.
Section 4121.26 | Statement of Issues Not Adequately Considered - Stay of Proceedings.
Section 4121.27 | Exclusive Jurisdiction of Supreme Court.
Section 4121.28 | Order of Bureau of Workers' Compensation Not Stayed by Pendency of Action.
Section 4121.29 | Priority to Be Given Actions.
Section 4121.30 | Administrative Rules.
Section 4121.31 | Joint Adoption of Administrative Rules.
Section 4121.32 | Supplementing Rules With Operating Manuals.
Section 4121.34 | District Hearing Officers - Jurisdiction.
Section 4121.35 | Staff Hearing Officers - Jurisdiction.
Section 4121.36 | Industrial Commission Hearing Rules.
Section 4121.37 | Creation of Division of Safety and Hygiene.
Section 4121.38 | Impairment Evaluation.
Section 4121.39 | Administrator of Workers' Compensation - Powers and Duties.
Section 4121.40 | Service Directors - Investigators and Field Auditors - Duties.
Section 4121.42 | In-Service Training Programs.
Section 4121.43 | Compensation Payments.
Section 4121.441 | Health Care Partnership Program - Adoption of Rules.
Section 4121.442 | Health Care Quality Advisory Council.
Section 4121.443 | Summary Suspension.
Section 4121.444 | Obtaining Workers' Compensation Payments by Deception Prohibited.
Section 4121.446 | Selection of Managed Care Organizations.
Section 4121.447 | Data Security Agreement.
Section 4121.45 | Workers' Compensation Ombudsperson System.
Section 4121.47 | Violating Specific Safety Rule or Employee Welfare Legislation.
Section 4121.471 | Limitation on Action for Employer's Failure to Comply With Safety Rule.
Section 4121.50 | Rules to Implement Coordinated Services Program for Prescription Drug Abuse.
Section 4121.61 | Aiding Rehabilitation of Injured Workers.
Section 4121.62 | Contracts for Rendition of Rehabilitation Services.
Section 4121.63 | Living Maintenance Payments Paid to Claimants Agreeing to Rehabilitation.
Section 4121.65 | Employer May Furnish Rehabilitation Services.
Section 4121.68 | Compensation and Benefits to Rehabilitation Program Participants.
Section 4121.69 | Compensation of Professional, Administrative, and Managerial Employees.