SECTION 810:10-1-11. Designation of agent for service of notice

(a)   Each insurance carrier, as defined in 810:10-1-3, shall designate a single agent for service of notice by filing a Designation of Service Agent form with the Commission. A copy of the form may be obtained from the Commission at its main offices, or from the Commission's website.

(b)   Once a claim for compensation is filed as provided in 810:10-5-2, if the employer is self-insured or insured by an insurance carrier, the Commission shall send all notices and correspondence to the designated agent, until an entry of appearance is filed as provided in 810:10-1-10. If no agent for service of notice is designated on a Designation of Service Agent form, notices and correspondence shall be sent to the:

(1)   signatory on the self-insurance application, if the insurer is an individual own risk employer;

(2)   Administrator of the group self-insurance association, if the insurer is a group self-insurance association;

(3)   person designated to receive notice of service of process for an insurer as provided in 36 O.S. § 621, if the insurer is a foreign or alien insurance carrier; or

(4)   service agent on file with the Oklahoma Secretary of State, if the insurer is a domestic insurance carrier.

(c)   If the employer is uninsured or the Commission cannot determine insurance coverage, notice and correspondence shall be sent to the employer at the address supplied by the claimant on the claim for compensation form prescribed in 810:10-5-2. If the notice is returned to the Commission because the claimant has supplied the wrong address for the employer, the Commission shall so inform the claimant. The claimant has the obligation of providing the Commission with the proper address so notices and correspondence can be sent to the employer.

[Source: Added at 31 Ok Reg 468, eff 2-4-14 (emergency); Added at 32 Ok Reg 1461, eff 8-27-15]