Okla. Admin. Code § 810:10-5-15

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

Section 810:10-5-15 - Response to initial pleading; notice of contested issues

(a) An employer or its insurance carrier may respond to any issue related to a claim and liability therefor, including a claim for compensation, a claim for discrimination or retaliation, a claim for payment of health care or rehabilitation expenses, or a claim against the Multiple Injury Trust Fund for combined disabilities, by timely filing a CC-Form-10 Answer and Notice of Contested Issues, CC-Form-10C, or an MFDR Form 10M, or electronic equivalents pursuant to 810:10-5-16 or 810:15-15-3, as appropriate.

(b) A general denial or failure to timely file a CC-Form-10, CC-Form-10C, or MFDR Form 10M or electronic equivalents shall be taken as admitting all allegations in the claim form except jurisdictional issues; and

(1) the extent, if any, of the claimant's disability, for a CC-Form-3 or CC-Form-3B claim; or

(2) the amount due, if any, for a death claim.

(c) Unless excused by the Commission for good cause shown, denials and affirmative defenses shall be asserted on the CC-Form-10, CC-Form-10C, or MFDR Form 10M, or electronic equivalents or shall be waived. No reply to the CC-Form-10, CC-Form-10C, or MFDR Form 10M is required.

Okla. Admin. Code § 810:10-5-15

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

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 33, Issue 24, September 1, 2016, eff. 9/12/2016

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 37, Issue 24, September 1, 2020, eff. 9/11/2020