Okla. Admin. Code § 165:59-3-34

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 165:59-3-34 - Resolution of disputes regarding contributions to the OUSF and OLF

(a) Any Contributing Provider operating within Oklahoma may dispute the amount of contribution assessed it by the Administrator for the OUSF and OLF, in the following manner:

(1) The Contributing Provider shall submit a written notice setting forth its dispute in detail to the Administrator, on or before the payment due date, and the Administrator shall have the responsibility for resolving the dispute.

(2) If satisfactory resolution is not achieved within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the written notice of dispute, the Contributing Provider may file an application with the Commission's Court Clerk requesting that the Commission resolve the dispute.

(b) Pending final resolution of a dispute, the disputing Contributing Provider shall pay the disputed and undisputed amounts to the OUSF and OLF.

(c) If the disputing Contributing Provider prevails in its dispute, the Contributing Provider will be entitled to a refund, with interest, at the then effective interest rate, as provided by OAC 165:55-9-14(e)(1), from the date the disputed charge was paid to the date of refund.

(d) No acceptance of any payment shall be construed as an accord that the amount paid is in fact the correct amount, nor shall any acceptance of payments be construed as a release of any claim that the Administrator may have for further or additional sums payable.

Okla. Admin. Code § 165:59-3-34

Added at 14 Ok Reg 2562, eff 7-1-97; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 1061, eff 1-6-98 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 1901, eff 7-1-98

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 32, Issue 23, August 17, 2015, eff. 8/27/2015

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 34, Issue 24, September 1, 2017, eff. 9/11/2017

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 41, Issue 23, August 15, 2024, eff. 9/1/2024