Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 85-4-2 - Definitions As used in this rule, the following terms have the stated meanings unless the context of a specific use clearly indicates another meaning is intended.
2.1. "Act" means the workers' compensation laws of the state of West Virginia which are codified at W. Va. Code '23-1-1 et seq.2.2. " Board" means the workers== compensation board of managers created pursuant to the provisions of W. Va. Code '23-1-1a.2.3. " Commission" means the workers= compensation commission created pursuant to the provisions of W. Va. Code '23-1-1.2.4. "Code", "Code of West Virginia" and "West Virginia Code" mean the West Virginia Code of 1931, as amended.2.5. "Executive Director" means the executive director of the Workers= Compensation Commission as provided pursuant to the provisions of W.Va. Code '23-1-1b.2.6. "Insurance Commissioner" means the insurance commissioner of West Virginia as provided in section one, article two, chapter thirty-three of the West Virginia Code.2.7. "Office of Judges" refers to the Office of Judges, as set forth in W. Va. Code '23-5-8.2.8. "Private Carrier" means any insurer, including the successor to the Commission, authorized by the insurance commissioner to provide workers= compensation insurance pursuant to chapters twenty-three and thirty-three of the West Virginia Code, but shall not include self-insured employers.2.9. "Self-insurer" and "self-insured employer" mean employers who are eligible and have been granted self-insured status under the provisions of W. Va. Code '23-2-9.