As used in this rule the word "claimant" applies to an employee who sustained an injury or contracted an occupational disease in the course of and arising out of employment, to the dependent of a deceased employee, as well as to any person who was awarded compensation under the Ohio Workers' Compensation Act.
The standard method of delivering payment to a claimant or benefit recipient is by electronic transfer, as provided in paragraph (D) of this rule. Where the bureau issues a check, the bureau's checks payable to a claimant shall be mailed to the claimant's address, as officially recorded in the claim file, except as follows:
Checks that cannot be endorsed because the claimant is deceased must be returned to the bureau's benefits payable section, at the address designated by the administrator, by the party handling the claimant's affairs, notifying the bureau of the date of death, if known. Upon receipt of information of claimant's death, payment of compensation shall be terminated and proper entry made in the records of the bureau.
Medical awards shall be paid by the bureau within the time limits set forth in rule 4123-6-42 of the Administrative Code.
Self-insuring employers shall make payment of compensation and benefits within the time as required by law and rules of the bureau.
Ohio Admin. Code 4123-3-10
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 9/13/2024 and 12/01/2029
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4121.30, 4121.31, 4121.43
Rule Amplifies: 3121.0311, 4121.12, 4121.121, 4123.311
Prior Effective Dates: 01/01/1964, 01/16/1978, 10/04/2004, 04/01/2007, 02/15/2008, 04/01/2014, 07/01/2019, 05/01/2022