A. A hernia is not a compensable injury unless the injured employee can prove by a preponderance of the evidence that it meets the definition of "compensable injury" under this act and:
1. The occurrence of the hernia followed as the result of sudden effort, severe strain, or the application of force directly to the abdominal wall;
2. There was severe pain in the hernial region;
3. The pain caused the employee's work to be substantially affected;
4. Notice of the occurrence was given to the employer within five (5) days thereafter; and
5. The physical distress following the occurrence of the hernia was such as to require the attendance of a licensed physician.
B. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 45 of this act, if it is determined that a hernia is a compensable injury under subsection A of this section, the injured employee shall be entitled to temporary total disability for six (6) weeks.
2. If the injured employee refuses to permit the hernia operation if recommended by a physician, he or she shall be entitled to temporary total disability for thirteen (13) weeks in addition to appropriate medical care.
C. If the injured employee dies within one (1) year as a direct and sole result of the hernia or a radical operation of the hernia, the deceased employee's dependents shall be entitled to death compensation under Section 48 of this act.
Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 61, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
Structure Oklahoma Statutes
Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System
§85A-1. Short title - Administrative Workers' Compensation Act.
§85A-5. Exclusive liability - Immunity.
§85A-7. Discrimination or retaliation.
§85A-8. Agreement to waive compensation.
§85A-9. Agreements for employee to pay premium of employer.
§85A-10. Release or commutation - Liens against workers' compensation benefits.
§85A-11. Compensation of alien nonresidents.
§85A-13. Mental injury or illness.
§85A-16. Official Disability Guidelines - Treatment in Workers Compensation.
§85A-17. Physician Advisory Committee.
§85A-18. Notice to health care providers - Collection of fees.
§85A-19. Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission.
§85A-20. Power and authority of Commission.
§85A-22. Administration of act - Additional powers and duties.
§85A-23. Necessary traveling expenses.
§85A-24. Administrative report.
§85A-25. Annual publication of aggregate information.
§85A-26. Removal of commissioners.
§85A-27. Jurisdiction - Duties and powers of administrative judges.
§85A-28. Multiple Injury Trust Fund - Self-insurance Guaranty Fund.
§85A-28.1. Workers' Compensation Commission Revolving Fund.
§85A-30. Physically impaired persons - Adjudications of Multiple Injury Trust Fund claims.
§85A-31. Multiple Injury Trust Fund.
§85A-32. Permanent total disability awards.
§85A-33. Statute of limitations.
§85A-34. Administration of Multiple Injury Trust Fund - Standing.
§85A-35.1. Court reporter – Stenographic recording of settlements.
§85A-36. Liability other than immediate employer.
§85A-37. Waiver of exemption or exclusion.
§85A-38. Securing compensation.
§85A-39. Carrier discharging obligations.
§85A-40. Failure to secure compensation - Summary hearing - Penalties.
§85A-42. Required insurance policy provisions.
§85A-43. Liability Unaffected - Subrogation.
§85A-44. Reduction of benefits.
§85A-46. Permanent partial disability schedule.
§85A-47. Beneficiaries in case of death.
§85A-49. Temporary total disability and unemployment benefits.
§85A-50. Failure to provide medical treatment - Medical examination - Fee schedule - Formulary.
§85A-51. Payment of medical expenses.
§85A-52. Liability for non-compensable injury.
§85A-53. Physical examination.
§85A-54. Refusal to submit to surgery.
§85A-55. Unreasonable charges.
§85A-56. Certified workplace medical plans.
§85A-57. Failure to appear for scheduled appointments.
§85A-58. Copying of medical records.
§85A-59. Computation of average weekly wages.
§85A-60. Evaluation of permanent disability.
§85A-62. Nonsurgical soft tissue injury.
§85A-64. Certification of workplace medical plan.
§85A-65. Occupational disease.
§85A-66. Silicosis and asbestosis.
§85A-67. Notice of occupational disease or cumulative trauma.
§85A-68. Rebuttable presumption injury not work-related.
§85A-69. Statute of limitations.
§85A-70. Promulgation of rules.
§85A-71. Notice - Investigation and hearing - Evidence and construction.
§85A-72. Conduct of Hearing or Inquiry - Public hearings - Evidence.
§85A-73. Preservation and enforcement of orders.
§85A-74. Rebuttable presumptions.
§85A-77. Employment of attorneys.
§85A-79. Failure to comply with final compensation judgement.
§85A-80. Review of compensation judgments.
§85A-81. Commencing proceedings on unreasonable grounds.
§85A-82. Claims for legal services.
§85A-84. Payment of compensation.
§85A-86. Controversion of employee's right to claim compensation.
§85A-88. Change of insurance carriers.
§85A-90. Deposit or bond with commission.
§85A-92. Notification of commission.
§85A-94. Incarcerated employees.
§85A-96. Self-insurance Guaranty Fund Board.
§85A-97. Self-insurance Guaranty Fund.
§85A-98. Funds to be transferred to Self-insurance Guaranty Fund.
§85A-99. Impaired self-insurer.
§85A-100. Self-insurance Guaranty Fund Board as party to proceedings.
§85A-101. Report on number of claims - Electronic data interchange.
§85A-102. Pooled liabilities - Distribution of surplus.
§85A-103. Associations pooling liability.
§85A-104. Workers' Compensation Commission and Self-Insurance Guaranty Fund Board liability.
§85A-106. Strict construction.
§85A-107. Workers' compensation provided by public entities.
§85A-108. Dismissal of claims.
§85A-109. Workers' compensation counselor or ombudsmen program.
§85A-110. Alternative dispute resolution program.
§85A-111. Commencement of benefit claim - Prehearing conference.
§85A-112. Independent medical examiners.
§85A-113. Transfer of case management - Case managers.
§85A-115. Joint Petition for settlement.
§85A-116. Awards for permanent disability.
§85A-117. Estoppel from denying employment.
§85A-119. Copies of documents.
§85A-120. Inquiry about compensation claims.
§85A-121. Advisory Council on Workers' Compensation.
§85A-122. Costs of administering act.
§85A-124. Transfers from Workers' Compensation Court.
§85A-125. Computation of time.
§85A-300. Short title - Workers' Compensation Arbitration Act.
§85A-301. Arbitration agreements.
§85A-303. Agreements governed by act.
§85A-305. Application for judicial relief.
§85A-306. Agreement to submit to arbitration.
§85A-307. Refusal to arbitrate.
§85A-308. Judgement for provisional remedies.
§85A-309. Initiation of arbitration.
§85A-310. Consolidation of separate arbitration proceedings.
§85A-311. Method of appointing arbitrator.
§85A-313. Multiple arbitrators.
§85A-314. Immunity from civil liability.
§85A-315. Summary disposition - Notice of hearing - Right to be heard - Replacement arbitrator.
§85A-316. Payment of legal fees.
§85A-317. Subpoenas - Depositions - Discovery.
§85A-319. Record of the award.
§85A-320. Modification of awards.
§85A-321. Benefits - Attorney fees.
§85A-322. Judgments confirming the award.
§85A-324. Modification of awards by Commission.
§85A-325. Judgment entered by Commission.
§85A-326. Exclusive jurisdiction.
§85A-400. Workers' Compensation Court.
§85A-401. Workers' Compensation Court of Existing Claims Revolving Fund.