Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 85-21-1 - General1.1. Scope. -- This exempt legislative rule establishes the requirements and procedures to be followed by the West Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission, parties to claims pending before the Commission, employers, private carriers, and managed health care plan administrators and others involved in the delivery or proposed delivery of managed care to injured workers pursuant to W. Va. Code §§ 23-4-3(b)(2) and 23-2C-17(d)(1) and (2).1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code § 23-4-3(b)(2). Pursuant to W. Va. Code Section § 23-1-1 a(j)(3), rules adopted by the Workers Compensation Board of Managers are not subject to legislative approval as would otherwise be required under W. Va. Code Section § 29A-3-1 et seq. Public notice requirements of that chapter and article, however, must be followed. Upon termination of the Commission, regulatory enforcement of this exempt legislative rule shall transfer to the Insurance Commissioner. W. Va. Code § 23-2C-22.1.3. Filing Date. -- June 29, 2005.1.4. Effective Date. -- August 1, 2005.