West Virginia Code
Article 5. Review
§23-5-5a. Refusal of Modification; Notice; Objection; Effective July 1, 2022

(a) If in any case it appears to the Insurance Commissioner, other private insurance carriers, and self-insured employers, whichever is applicable, that the application filed pursuant to 23-5-4 of this code fails to disclose some fact or facts which were not previously considered in former findings, and which would entitle the employer to any modification of the previous award, the Insurance Commissioner, other private insurance carriers, and self-insured employers, whichever is applicable, shall, within 60 days from the receipt of the application, notify the claimant and employer that the application fails to establish a just cause for modification of the award. The notice shall be in writing stating the reasons for denial and the time allowed for objection to the decision of the Insurance Commissioner, other private insurance carriers, and self-insured employers, whichever is applicable. The employer may, within 30 days after receipt of the notice, object in writing to the decision. Unless the objection is filed within the 30-day period, no objection shall be allowed. This time limitation is a condition of the right to objection and hence jurisdictional. Upon receipt of the objection, the Workers Compensation Board of Review shall afford the employer an evidentiary hearing as provided in 23-5-9 of this code.
(b) This section becomes effective on July 1, 2022.

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 23. Workers' Compensation

Article 5. Review

§23-5-1. Notice by Commission or Self-Insured Employer of Decision; Procedures on Claims; Objections and Hearing; Effective Until June 30, 2022

§23-5-1a. Notice by Commission or Self-Insured Employer of Decision; Procedures on Claims; Objections and Hearing; Effective July 1, 2022

§23-5-2. Application by Employee for Further Adjustment of Claim; Objection to Modification; Hearing

§23-5-3. Refusal to Reopen Claim; Notice; Objection; Effective Until June 30, 2022

§23-5-3a. Refusal to Reopen Claim; Notice; Objection; Effective July 1, 2022

§23-5-4. Application by Employer for Modification of Award; Objection to Modification; Hearing

§23-5-5. Refusal of Modification; Notice; Objection; Effective Until June 30, 2022

§23-5-5a. Refusal of Modification; Notice; Objection; Effective July 1, 2022

§23-5-6. Time Periods for Objections and Appeals; Extensions; Effective Until June 30, 2022

§23-5-6a. Time Periods for Objections and Appeals; Extensions; Effective July 1, 2022

§23-5-7. Compromise and Settlement

§23-5-8. Designation of Office of Administrative Law Judges; Powers of Chief Administrative Law Judge; Effective Until June 30, 2022

§23-5-8a. Transfer of Powers and Duties of the Office of Administrative Law Judges to the Workers Compensation Board of Review; Powers of the Workers Compensation Board of Review in Relation to Review of Objections; Effective July 1, 2022

§23-5-8b. Transfer of Jurisdiction to Review Objections to Workers Compensation Board of Review; Termination of Office of Judges; Appeals of Board Decisions to Intermediate Court of Appeals; Effective July 1, 2022

§23-5-9. Hearings on Objections to Insurance Commissioner; Private Carrier or Self-Insured Employer Decisions; Mediation; Remand; Effective Until June 30, 2022

§23-5-9a. Hearings on Objections to Insurance Commissioner; Private Carrier, or Self-Insured Employer Decisions; Mediation; Remand; Effective July 1, 2022

§23-5-10. Appeal From Administrative Law Judge Decision to Appeal Board; Effective Until June 30, 2022

§23-5-10a. Appeal From a Workers Compensation Board of Review Decision to the Intermediate Court of Appeals; Effective July 1, 2022

§23-5-11. Workers Compensation Board of Review Generally; Administrative Powers and Duties of the Board; Effective Until June 30, 2022

§23-5-11a. Workers Compensation Board of Review Generally; Administrative Powers and Duties of the Board; Effective July 1, 2022

§23-5-12. Appeal to Board; Procedure; Remand and Supplemental Hearing; Effective Until June 30, 2022

§23-5-12a. Appeal of Board Decisions to the Intermediate Court of Appeals; Procedure; Remand and Supplemental Hearing; Effective July 1, 2022

§23-5-13. Continuances and Supplemental Hearings; Claims Not to Be Denied on Technicalities; Effective Until June 30, 2022

§23-5-13a. Continuances and Supplemental Hearings; Claims Not to Be Denied on Technicalities; Effective July 1, 2022

§23-5-14. Disqualification of Board Members

§23-5-15. Appeals From Final Decisions of Board to Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Prior to July 1, 2022; Procedure; Costs

§23-5-16. Fees of Attorney for Claimant; Unlawful Charging or Receiving of Attorney Fees; Effective Until June 30, 2022

§23-5-16a. Fees of Attorney for Claimant; Unlawful Charging or Receiving of Attorney Fees