(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
Chapter 23. Workers' Compensation
§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
§23-5-12. Appeal to Board; Procedure; Remand and Supplemental Hearing; Effective Until June 30, 2022
§23-5-14. Disqualification of Board Members
§23-5-16a. Fees of Attorney for Claimant; Unlawful Charging or Receiving of Attorney Fees