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...field of workers' compensation, and at least one member shall be an attorney registered to practice law in this state. No more than two members of the industrial commission shall belong to or be affiliated with the same political party. (B) Within thirty days after the industrial commission nominating council submits its list to the governor under division (D) of this section, the governor shall make initial ...

...he fund shall be used for those costs solely attributable to the activities of the commission.

...rative officer for the commission; (2) Ensure that all commission personnel follow the rules of the commission; (3) Ensure that all orders, awards, and determinations are properly heard and signed, prior to attesting to the documents; (4) Coordinate, to the fullest extent possible, commission activities with the bureau of workers' compensation activities; (5) Do all things necessary for the efficient and effectiv...

...the appointments, the governor shall select the members representing employees from a list of eight names submitted by the Ohio federation of labor, the member representing the Ohio association for justice from a list of two names submitted by the Ohio association of justice, and the members representing employers from a list of ten names submitted jointly by the Ohio industry organizations. The governor ...

...e expenses shall be presented in an account verified by the person who incurred the expense, approved by the chairman of the commission for commission personnel and the administrator for bureau personnel, and shall be audited and paid as other similar expenses are audited and paid.

...he executive director of the commission under its seal, shall be equal to the original as evidence.

...ours of every day excepting Sundays and legal holidays. The sessions of the commission shall be open to the public and shall stand and be adjourned without further notice thereof on its record. All of the proceedings of the commission shall be shown on its record, which shall be a public record except as provided in section 4123.88 of the Revised Code, and all voting shall be had by calling the name of each memb...

...evised Code, the bureau of workers' compensation may adopt its own rules of procedure and may change the same in its discretion.

...and contributions, for the amount to be credited to the surplus fund, for rules and systems of rating, rate revisions, and merit rating; (b) The duties and authority conferred upon the administrator pursuant to section 4121.37 of the Revised Code; (c) Rules the administrator adopts for the health partnership program and the qualified health plan system, as provided in sections 4121.44, 4121.441, and 4121.442 of t...

...and contributions, for the amount to be credited to the surplus fund, for rules and systems of rating, rate revisions, and merit rating. The administrator shall obtain, prepare, and submit any other information the board requires for the prompt and efficient discharge of its duties. (6) Keep the accounts required by division (A) of section 4123.34 of the Revised Code and all other accounts and records necessary to ...

...and enforce these rules constitutes grounds for removal of the administrator and the members of the commission.

...necessary expenses pursuant to section 126.31 of the Revised Code while engaged in the performance of their duties as members of the nominating committee. (F) The nominating committee shall: (1) Review and evaluate possible appointees for the board. In reviewing and evaluating possible appointees for the board, the nominating committee may accept comments from, cooperate with, and request information from any ...

...ish objective quality management principles and methods by which to review the performance of the workers' compensation system. (C) The board shall do all of the following: (1) Contract to have prepared annually by or under the supervision of an actuary a report that meets the requirements specified under division (E) of this section and that consists of an actuarial estimate of the unpaid liabilities of the state ...

...or corporation that is owned or controlled by, a person who within the preceding three years was employed by the bureau, a board member of, or an officer of the board, or a person who within the preceding three years was employed by or was an officer holding a fiduciary, administrative, supervisory, or trust position, or any other position in which such person would be involved, on behalf of the person's employ...

...ion is consistent with fiduciary duties under this chapter and Chapters 4123., 4127., and 4131. of the Revised Code. (C) A fiduciary shall not do any of the following: (1) Deal with the assets of the bureau in the fiduciary's own interest or for the fiduciary's own account; (2) In the fiduciary's individual capacity or in any other capacity, act in any transaction involving the bureau on behalf of a party, or repr...

...The attorney general shall be the legal adviser of the bureau of workers' compensation board of directors.

...directors who is a certified public accountant. The board, by majority vote, shall appoint two additional members of the board to serve on the audit committee and may appoint additional members who are not board members, as the board determines necessary. Members of the audit committee serve at the pleasure of the board, and the board, by majority vote, may remove any member except the member of the committee who is ...

...r methods of protection to be as nearly uniform as possible as may be necessary to carry out all laws and lawful orders relative to the protection of the life, health, safety, and welfare of employees in employments and places of employment or frequenters of places of employment; (C) Ascertain, fix, and order reasonable standards for the construction, repair, and maintenance of places of employment as shall render ...

...g criminal justice information accessible to state and criminal justice agencies.

...ssioner appointed by a court of common pleas with regard to taking testimony. The bureau may conduct any number of investigations contemporaneously through different agents, and may delegate to agents the taking of all testimony bearing upon any investigation or hearing. The decision of the bureau shall be based upon its examination of all testimony and records. The recommendations made by agents shall be advisory ...

...ated, the judge of the court of common pleas of any county in this state, on the application of the bureau, shall compel obedience by attachment proceedings for contempt as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued from the court or a refusal to testify therein.

...dance 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 compensation from the state for attendance or travel unless the bureau certifies that the witness's testimony was material to ...

...nters 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 its own motion summarily investigate the same, with or without notice, and issue such order as is necessary thereto.

...s 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.