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...Each witness who appears before the bureau of workers' compensation by its order shall receive for the witness's attendance the fees and mileage provided for under section 119.094 of the Revised Code, which shall be paid from the state insurance fund on the approval of the administrator of workers' compensation. No witnesses subpoenaed at the instance of the parties other than the bureau is entitled to compensa...

... the matter complained of. (B) After such hearing as is necessary, the bureau may enter any necessary order relative thereto to render the employment or place of employment safe and not injurious to the welfare of the employees therein or frequenters thereof. (C) Whenever the bureau learns that any employment or place of employment is not safe or is injurious to the welfare of any employee or frequenter, it may of ...

...A full and complete record shall be kept of all proceedings had before the bureau of workers' compensation on any investigation.

...The bureau of workers' compensation or any party may in any investigation cause depositions of witnesses residing within or without the state to be taken in the manner prescribed by law for like depositions in civil actions.

...on application of any employer, grant such time as is reasonably necessary for compliance with any order. (C) Any person may petition the bureau for an extension of time, which the bureau shall grant if it finds the extension of time necessary.

...lerk of the municipal corporation to which it applies, be held to amend or modify any similar conflicting local order in any particular matters governed by the order. Thereafter, no local officer shall make or enforce any order to the contrary. Any person affected by any local order in conflict with an order of the bureau may petition the bureau for a hearing on the ground that the local order is unreasonable and in...

...ly and in full detail the order upon which a hearing is desired and every reason why the order is unreasonable or unlawful, and every issue to be considered by the bureau on the hearing. The petitioner shall be deemed to have finally waived all objection to any irregularities and illegalities in the order upon which a hearing is sought other than those set forth in the petition. All hearings of the bureau shall be op...

...No action, proceeding, or suit to set aside, vacate, or amend any order of the bureau of workers' compensation, or to enjoin the enforcement thereof, shall be brought unless the plaintiff has applied to the bureau for a hearing thereon at the time and as provided in section 4121.23 of the Revised Code and in the petition therefor has raised every issue raised in the action. Every order of the bureau is, in every pro...

...pensation may commence an action in the supreme court, against the bureau as defendant, to set aside, vacate, or amend any order on the ground that the order is unreasonable or unlawful and the supreme court has exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine the action. The bureau shall be served with summons as in other civil cases. The answer of the bureau shall be filed within ten days after service of summons upon...

...transmission and may thereafter grant such further stay as is necessary. Upon the receipt of the statement the bureau shall consider the issues not theretofore considered, and may alter, modify, amend, or rescind its order complained of in the action, and shall report its order thereon to the court within ten days from the receipt of the statement from the court for further hearing and consideration. The court shal...

...No court of this state, except the supreme court to the extent specified by sections 4101.01 to 4101.16 and 4121.01 to 4121.29 of the Revised Code has jurisdiction to review, vacate, set aside, reverse, revise, correct, amend, or annul any order of the bureau of workers' compensation, or to suspend or delay the execution or operation thereof or to enjoin, restrain, or interfere with the bureau in the performance of i...

...t during the pendency of the action the supreme court may stay or suspend, in whole or in part, the operation of the bureau's order. No order so staying or suspending an order of the bureau shall be made by the supreme court otherwise than upon three days' notice and after hearing. In case the order is stayed or suspended the order of the supreme court shall not become effective until a suspending bond has first bee...

...de and all actions or proceedings to which the bureau of workers' compensation or the state is a party, and in which any question arises under such sections, or under or concerning any order of the bureau, shall be preferred over all other civil cases, except election causes and causes involving or affecting the public utilities commission, irrespective of position on the calendar. The same preference shall be grante...

...ion shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, except that determinations of the bureau, district hearing officers, staff hearing officers, and the commission, with respect to an individual employee's claim to participate in the state insurance fund are governed only by Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code. The administrator of workers' compensation and commission shall proceed jointly...

...to complete and sign medical reports to support payment or nonpayment of disability, except that, in the case of a medical report completed by a certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse practitioner that supports disability compensation for the time period that begins six weeks after the date of injury, the report shall be reviewed, approved, and signed by a physician. (B) As used in t...

...edural steps in detail for performing each of the assigned tasks of each section of the bureau of workers' compensation and commission. The administrator and commission jointly shall adopt such manuals. No employee may deviate from manual procedures without authorization of the section chief. (B) Manuals shall set forth the procedure for the assignment and transfer of claims within sections and be designed to prov...

...her contested claims matters under this chapter and Chapters 4123., 4127., and 4131. of the Revised Code, except those matters over which staff hearing officers have original jurisdiction. (C) The administrator of workers' compensation shall make available to each district hearing officer the facilities and assistance of bureau employees and furnish all information necessary to the performance of the district hearin...

...ficers are full-time employees of the industrial commission and shall be admitted to the practice of law in this state. Staff hearing officers shall not engage in any other activity that interferes with their full-time employment by the commission during normal working hours. (B) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, staff hearing officers have original jurisdiction to hear and decide the follow...

...nd to present evidence and arguments in support of their positions or in rebuttal to the evidence or arguments of other parties; (2) A public hearing; (3) Written decisions; (4) Impartial assignment of staff and district hearing officers and assignment of appeals from a decision of the administrator of workers' compensation to a district hearing officer located at the commission service office that is the close...

...the bureau of workers' compensation, which is hereby created. The administrator, with the advice and consent of the board, shall pay into the safety and hygiene fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury, the portion of the contributions paid by employers, calculated as though all employers paid premiums based upon payroll, not to exceed one per cent thereof in any year, as is necessary for the payment of t...

...a policy manual as to the basis upon which referrals to other than commission specialists will be made; (5) Designate two hearing examiners and two medical staff members who shall be specially trained in medical-legal analysis. The specialists shall write evaluations of medical-legal problems upon assignment by other hearing examiners or the commission. The director of administrative services upon commission advice...

...s; (C) Make payment on orders of the industrial commission and district and staff hearing officers as provided in section 4123.511 of the Revised Code; (D) Serve as representative of the state insurance fund; (E) Establish a legal section within the bureau to provide legal advice and assistance to the administrator and the administrator's staff as to claims procedure and policy; appeals to be lodged on behalf of t...

... shall appoint a service director for each service office who shall have all of the following duties: (1) Provide each claimant and employer fair, impartial, and equal treatment; (2) Recommend any needed improvements for changes in staff size and accessibility to service offices; (3) Recommend to the administrator appropriate action concerning any allegations of misconduct, abuse of authority, or fraud committed i...

...their rights and responsibilities under Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code and as part of that program prepare and distribute pamphlets, which clearly and simply explain at least all of the following: (1) The rights and responsibilities of claimants and employers; (2) The procedures for processing claims; (3) The procedure for fulfilling employer responsibility; (4) All applicable statutes of limitation; (5)...

... bureau designates. (C) Personnel of each administrative section of the bureau and the commission shall receive training programs adequate to ensure all of the following: (1) Familiarity with section duties and policy; (2) Familiarity with duties and policy of sections which directly relate to their section; (3) Continuous updating of policy and techniques for accomplishing section duties.