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IC Rules

Rules of the Ohio Administrative Code adopted by the IC.

Chapter 4121 - 1: Notice and Meetings

• 4121-1-01 - Notice procedure for the adoption, amendment or rescission of rules
• 4121-1-02 - Notice of public meetings
• 4121-1-03 - Non-adjudicatory meetings of the Industrial Commission

Chapter 4121 - 2: Standards of Practice

• 4121-2-01 - Standards of practice for attorneys, agents, and representatives of claimants or employers
• 4121-2-02 - Suspension from practice

Chapter 4121 - 3: Claims Procedures

• 4121-3-01 - Office locations and office hours
• 4121-3-09 - Conduct of hearings before the Commission and its staff and district hearing officers
• 4121-3-10 - Lump sum payments for attorneys' fees for securing an award
• 4121-3-12 - Suspension of the processing of claims
• 4121-3-13 - Disputed self-insuring employers' claims
• 4121-3-15 - Percentage of permanent partial disability
• 4121-3-16 - Motions
• 4121-3-17 - Briefs
• 4121-3-18 - Administrative appeals
• 4121-3-19 - Form reference
• 4121-3-20 - Additional awards by reason of violations of specific safety requirements
• 4121-3-21 - Change of address
• 4121-3-22 - Inspection of claim files
• 4121-3-24 - Fee controversies
• 4121-3-25 - Application for change of occupation allowance
• 4121-3-26 - Effect of rules
• 4121-3-30 - Emergency hearings
• 4121-3-31 - Waiver for recreational activities
• 4121-3-32 - Temporary disability
• 4121-3-34 - Permanent total disability

Chapter 4121 - 4: Confidential Personal Information

• 4121-4-01 - Definitions
• 4121-4-02 - Procedures for accessing confidential personal information
• 4121-4-03 - Valid reasons for accessing confidential personal information
• 4121-4-04 - Confidentiality statutes
• 4121-4-05 - Restricting and logging access to confidential personal information in computerized personal information systems

Chapter 4121 - 15: Code of Ethics

• 4121-15-01 - Code of ethics, title, and rules covering
• 4121-15-02 - Policy
• 4121-15-03 - Standards of conduct
• 4121-15-04 - Posting, distribution and employee acknowledgement and receipt
• 4121-15-05 - Purpose: eliminating outside influence; producing impartiality in handling of claims and employer risk accounts and avoiding favoritism
• 4121-15-06 - Furnishing employees' code of ethics and rules on improper influence to representatives
• 4121-15-07 - Representatives' responsibility relative to employees' code of ethics
• 4121-15-08 - Remedial action against persons exercising improper influence and engaging in favoritism
• 4121-15-09 - Prohibition against unnecessary claim file possession
• 4121-15-10 - Standards of conduct for adjudicators

Chapter 4121 - 17: Payments to Health Care Providers

• 4121-17-07 - Filing of bills

Chapter 4125 - 1: Joint Rules of IC and BWC

• 4125-1-01 - Wage Loss Compensation
• 4125-1-02 - Electronic submission and acceptance of documents

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Rules Resources    
Information about how rules are created may be obtained by viewing the IC's informational Fact Sheets (link located in the Quick Links). The following Web sites may also be useful if you’re interested in more information:

• The Register of Ohio contains all state agency rule proposal packages.
  
  
• The Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review is the legislative committee responsible for the review and processing of all state agency rules.
  
  
• All Ohio Revised Code (ORC) and Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) rules and laws are available online through LAWriter.
  
  
• Link to the list of OAC and ORC rules and statutes relative to workers’ compensation located on the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation’s Web site.

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