Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 45, November 8, 2024
Section 85-2-5 - Access to Claims Index5.1. Upon application to the Commissioner on forms prescribed by the Commissioner, a private carrier, self-insured employer or any designated agent thereof, including, but not limited to, an attorney for the private carrier or self-insured employer, may be granted access to the claims index. Such access shall be permitted in a method and manner prescribed by the Commissioner.5.2. Any information in the claims index may be used only for the purposes of administering and defending the workers' compensation claim upon which the request was based in a manner consistent with chapter twenty-three of the West Virginia Code and the rules promulgated thereunder.5.3. A claimant, an attorney representing a claimant or a healthcare provider duly authorized by the claimant may request a list of the claimant's prior claims available from the claims index. Such request shall be permitted in a method, manner and form created by the Commissioner.