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...(A) All general orders of the bureau of workers' compensation shall take effect within thirty days after their publication. Special orders shall take effect as therein directed. (B) The bureau shall, upon 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 ...

...over or relative to any place of employment, provided that whenever the bureau of workers' compensation, by an order, fixes a standard of safety or any hygienic condition for employments or places of employment, the order shall, upon the filing by the bureau of a copy thereof with the clerk of the municipal corporation to which it applies, be held to amend or modify any similar conflicting local order in any particul...

...sired 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 open to the public. Upon receipt of the petition, if the is...

...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 prosecution for a violation thereof, conclusively presumed to be just, reasonable, and lawful, unless prior to the institution of th...

... 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 it and with its answer it shall file a certified transcript of its record in the matter. Upon the filing of the answer the action ...

...workers' compensation in the petition filed as provided in section 4121.23 of the Revised Code, or that the bureau has not theretofore had ample opportunity to hear and determine any of the issues raised in the action, or has for any reason not in fact heard and determined the issues raised, the court shall, before proceeding to render judgment, unless the parties to the action stipulate to the contrary, transmit to ...

...ate, 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 its official duties....

...upreme court shall not become effective until a suspending bond has first been executed and filed with and approved by the bureau, or by the supreme court or the clerk thereof, payable to the state and sufficient in amount and security to insure the prompt payment by the party petitioning to set aside, vacate, or amend the order of all damages caused by the delay in the enforcement of the order of the bureau.

...red 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 granted upon application of the attorney of the bureau in any action or proceeding in which he may be allowed to intervene.

...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, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, including a joint hearing, to adopt joint rules governing the operating procedures of the bureau and commission. (B) Upon submission to the bureau or the commission of a petition...

... (a) Assignment to various operational units of any duties placed upon the administrator or the commission by statute; (b) Procedures for decision-making; (c) Procedures governing the appearances of a claimant, employer, or their representatives before the agency in a hearing; (d) Procedures that inform claimants, on request, of the status of a claim and any actions necessary to maintain the claim; (e) Time ...

...y; (3) Awarding lump-sum advances for creditors; (4) Awarding lump-sum advances for attorney's fees; (5) Placing a claimant into rehabilitation; (6) Transferring costs of a claim from employer costs to the statutory surplus fund pursuant to section 4123.343 of the Revised Code; (7) Utilization of physician or nurse specialist reports; (8) Determining the percentage of permanent partial disability, tempora...

...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 hearing officer's duties.

...ds for violation of a specific safety rule of the administrator of workers' compensation pursuant to Section 35 of Article II of the Ohio Constitution; (4) Applications for reconsideration pursuant to division (A) of section 4123.57 of the Revised Code. Decisions of the staff hearing officers on reconsideration pursuant to division (A) of section 4123.57 of the Revised Code are final. (5) Reviews of settlement ...

...herwise ensuring a fair, equitable, and uniform hearing process. These rules shall provide for at least the following steps and procedures: (1) Adequate notice to all parties and their representatives to ensure that no hearing is conducted unless all parties have the opportunity to be present and to present evidence and arguments in support of their positions or in rebuttal to the evidence or arguments of other par...

...nvestment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. The administrator has the same powers to invest any of the funds belonging to the fund as are delegated to the administrator under section 4123.44 of the Revised Code with respect to the state insurance fund. The superintendent, under the direction of the administrator, with the advice and consent of the board, shall conduct investigations and researches f...

...m the duties assigned to the commission under this section.

... 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 the state insurance fund; and other legal issues. The bureau legal section shall act as attorney for the state fund in administrative appeals. (F) Establish a program for quality control, ...

...edures are carried out by all employees under his direction; (5) Assist claimants and employers who contact the service office for information or assistance with respect to claims processing and coverage. (B) The administrator shall assign to each service office an adequate number of investigators and field auditors. Service directors shall make investigators available to district hearing officers as needed. In a...

...at 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) The availability of services and benefits; (6) The claimant's right to representation in t...

...trial commission shall cooperatively implement with adequate staff a comprehensive in-service training program for their respective personnel that provides training with respect to the workers' compensation system in at least all of the following areas: (1) General policies; (2) Organization; (3) Regulations; (4) Management training, including supervision, system design, and budget drafting. (B) The in-service t...

...be reimbursed by the employer in an amount equal to the wages lost during the time required to attend any such examination, in the event said claimant sustains lost wages as a result of any such examination.

...ified health plan system as established under section 4121.442 of the Revised Code. (B) The administrator shall direct the implementation of the health partnership program administered by the bureau as set forth in section 4121.441 of the Revised Code. To implement the health partnership program and to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of the public services provided through the program, the bureau: (1) Shall...

...n board of directors, shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for the health care partnership program administered by the bureau of workers' compensation to provide medical, surgical, nursing, drug, hospital, and rehabilitation services and supplies to an employee for an injury or occupational disease that is compensable under this chapter or Chapter 4123., 4127., or 4131. of the Revised Code, ...

...rator shall use nationally recognized accreditation standards. The standards the administrator adopts must provide that a qualified plan provides for all of the following: (1) Criteria for selective contracting of health care providers; (2) Adequate plan structure and financial stability; (3) Procedures for the resolution of medical disputes between an employee and an employer, an employee and a provider, or an em...