Self-insured employers may hire third party administrators to administer claims if the third party administrator is licensed to perform workers' compensation claims services for the self-insured employer, consistent with the provisions of W. Va. Code § 23-2C-17(c). Additionally, any third-party administrator performing services for self-insured employers shall comply with relevant provisions of chapters twenty-three and thirty-three of the West Virginia Code and the rules promulgated thereunder.
W. Va. Code R. § 85-18-17