The Insurance Commissioner is not bound by the usual common-law or statutory rules of evidence, but shall adopt formal rules of practice and procedure as herein provided, and may make investigations in a manner that in his or her judgment is best calculated to ascertain the substantial rights of the parties and to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 23. Workers' Compensation
Article 1. General Administrative Provisions
§23-1-1. Regulation of the Workers Compensation System by the Insurance Commissioner; Findings
§23-1-1b. Powers and Duties of Insurance Commissioner
§23-1-1c. Payment Withholding; Interception; Penalty
§23-1-1d. Rules of Former Division of Workers Compensation
§23-1-1g. Legislative Intent to Create a Quasi-Public Entity
§23-1-2. Oversight of the Workers Compensation Commission
§23-1-3. Payment of Salaries and Expenses Generally; Manner; Limitation
§23-1-4. Records; Confidentiality; Exceptions
§23-1-4a. Bond for Executive Director and Associate Director
§23-1-5. Office of Insurance Commissioner; Hearings
§23-1-6. Employment of Associate Director and Other Assistants; Compensation and Travel Expenses
§23-1-8. Authority of Insurance Commissioner and Employees as to Oaths and Evidence
§23-1-9. Compelling Compliance With Order or Subpoena
§23-1-10. Fee of Officer Serving Subpoena; Fees and Mileage of Witnesses
§23-1-11. Depositions; Investigations
§23-1-12. Copies of Proceedings as Evidence
§23-1-15. Procedure Before Insurance Commissioner
§23-1-17. Annual Report by the Insurance Commissioner and Occupational Pneumoconiosis Board
§23-1-18. Insurance Commissioner Employees Not Subject to Subpoena for Workers Compensation Hearings
§23-1-20. Employment Preference for Employees in Workers Compensation Litigation Unit
§23-1-21. Authorization to Require the Electronic Invoices and Transfers