SECTION 810:25-13-1. Application

(a)   Any person desiring authorization to act as a TPA for workers' compensation purposes shall make application in a manner prescribed by the Commission. The application must be completed in its entirety, including all attachments and supporting documents required in the application, and submitted at least thirty (30) days before the desired effective date of the permit. A One Thousand Dollar ($1,000.00) nonrefundable application fee, made payable to the Commission, must also be submitted. The applicant must receive approval from the Commission before contracting with any client to provide administrative services for Oklahoma workers' compensation self-insurers.

(b)   The application shall be reviewed by the Commission's Permitting Services Division. If the application is determined to be sufficient, the Division will issue a permit licensing the applicant as a Third-Party Administrator, for a period of one year. If the application is determined to be deficient, the Division will notify the applicant thereof, stating the reasons for the deficiency. If the deficiency cannot be resolved within the stated time from the Division, the application will be denied.

(c)   An applicant may withdraw its pending Application for approval as a TPA for workers' compensation purposes at any time. Once withdrawn, no further action regarding the application will be taken by the Commission and the Commission's file on the application request will be considered closed.

(d)   The Commission's Permitting Services Division may extend or amend an existing permit, in its discretion, if necessary for the completion of a renewal application or a change in facts of the permit.

[Source: Added at 31 Ok Reg 497, eff 2-4-14 (emergency); Added at 32 Ok Reg 1493, eff 8-27-15; Amended at 35 Ok Reg 2312, eff 9-14-18]