4123-7-02 Treatment necessary on account of an industrial injury or occupational disease.

Medical or other services to be approved for payment must be rendered as a direct result of an injury sustained or occupational disease contracted by a claimant in the course of and arising out of employment for which the claim was allowed by an order of the bureau of workers’ compensation or of the industrial commission, or for which the claim was recognized by a self-insuring employer. “Claimant,” as used in this chapter, is understood to mean:

(A) An employee or a worker who filed an industrial claim, alleging an injury or an occupational disease sustained in the course of and arising out of employment.

(B) An employee or a worker whose industrial claim was allowed for an injury sustained or an occupational disease contracted in the course and arising out of employment.

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 10/27/2004 and 03/01/2009

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: RC 4121.12, 4121.30, 4121.31, 4123.05

Rule Amplifies: RC 4121.121, 4121.30, 4121.44

Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/78