§ 4123.64 — Commutation to lump sum

Ohio § 4123.64

• Jurisdiction: Ohio
• Title 41: Labor and Industry
• Ch. 4123: Workers' Compensation

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(A) The administrator of workers' compensation, under special circumstances, and when the same is deemed advisable for the purpose of rendering the injured or disabled employee financial relief or for the purpose of furthering the injured or disabled employee's rehabilitation, may commute payments of compensation or benefits to one or more lump-sum payments.

(B) The administrator shall adopt rules which set forth the policy for awarding lump sum payments. The rules shall:

(1) Enumerate the allowable purposes for payments and the conditions for making such awards;

(2) Enumerate the maximum reduction in compensation allowable;

(3) Enumerate the documentation necessary to award a lump-sum payment;

(4) Require that all checks include the claimant as a payee, except where the check is for the payment of attorney's fees in accordance with section4123.06of the Revised Code, in which case the attorney shall be named as the only payee on the check;

(5) Require a fully completed and current application; and

(6) Specify procedures to make a claimant aware of the reduction in amount of compensation which will occur.

(C) An order of the administrator issued under this section is appealable pursuant to section4123.511of the Revised Code but is not appealable to court under section4123.512of the Revised Code.

Last updated July 14, 2022 at 12:43 PM

Legislative History

Effective: September 23, 2022 | Latest Legislation: House Bill 447 - 134th General Assembly