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Proposed System in Oklahoma to Bifurcate Medical

19 November, 2009 10:54:00 Republished with permission from Jon L. Gelman
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Legislation has been proposed in Oklahoma to dismantle the present workers' compensation system and replace it with an administrative system designed to reduce costs and litigation. The medical component would removed entirely from the workers' compensation litigation system and placed into the hands of a commission who would appoint administrative hearing officials to decide disputes. 


The Chamber of Commerce supports the proposal that would dismantle the present workers' compensation court system in a systematic fashion as cases resolve before the present judicial system.


State Representative Mark McCullock said, "By separating the legal and the medical, we can reduce the adversarial nature of the process, get people treated and back to work, and reduce costs for employers. This reform will ensure medical ratings are handled in a professional, independent fashion and drain the fever swamps of litigation.”
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