2015 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 85A. Administrative Workers' Compensation System
§85A-39. Carrier discharging obligations.
A. In order that the liability for compensation may be effectively administered, the employer's carrier may discharge the obligations and duties of the employer under this act if the employer is not a self-insurer.
B. For the purpose of an employer's carrier discharging the obligation and duties of the employer:
1. An employer's knowledge of an injury shall constitute the carrier's knowledge of the injury;
2. The Commission shall have jurisdiction over the carrier to the same extent it has over the employer under this act; and
3. Any determinations by the Commission shall be binding on the carrier to the same extent as they are on the employer.
Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 39, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.
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