Ohio AFL-CIO Workers' Compensation Manual
Updates to the 2012 Ohio Workers' Compensation Manual and references to information available on the internet are listed below. At the bottom of this page are virtual appendices, containing links to additional helpful material (such as the rules, resolutions and hearing officer's manual). Recent information about the Ohio workers' compensation system is contained on our Current News page.
Chapter 1: Overview
- Union Compensation Representatives may want to read the
Industrial Commission's Resolution
R04-1-01, which sets forth the standards of conduct
for non-attorney representatives.
Chapter 2: Gathering Information
- Most of the internet sites discussed in Chapter 2 are available from the Stewart Jaffy & Associates links page.
Chapter 3: Processing the Claim
- If you need to contact someone at the BWC or Industrial
Commission,
the State of Ohio has posted BWC
phone numbers and Industrial
Commission phone numbers.
Chapter 11: Medical/Disability Evaluation
- The Commission's Medical
Examination
Manual is available on the Commission's web site.
Chapter 12: Medical Benefits
- Our MCO Information
page provides an overview of the MCO Program
- MCO information changes frequently.
Check the BWC
website for updated MCO information:
- Find your employer's MCO through the BWC's Employer /MCO look-up.
- Find MCO prior authorization information, and MCO contact information, by downloading the MCO directory from the BWC's website.
- Our links page contains links to ICD-9 information.
Chapter 14: Wage Loss Compensation
- We have posted an index to the wage loss rule, O.A.C. 4125-1-01, which may make it easier for you to find the portion of the rule you are looking for. We have also posted the text of the rule and a summary of the rule.
Chapter 23: Social Security
- Our Social Security
page has information similar to that
contained in
Chapter 23, broken down into a topical question
format.
Appendix A: Table of Forms
- Many forms can be viewed or printed from the Bureau of Workers' Compensation's forms page or the Industrial Commission's forms page.
Virtual Appendix 1: Industrial Commission Rules
- The Commission
rules (Ohio Administrative Code Chapter
4121) and
joint Commission/Bureau Rules (Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 4125)
are available on the Industrial Commission web site.
Virtual Appendix 2: Bureau of Workers' Compensation Rules
- The BWC
rules (Ohio Administrative
Code Chapter 4123) are available on the BWC web site.
Virtual Appendix 3: Industrial Commission Hearing Officer Manual
- The Industrial Commission's Hearing
Officer Manual is available on the Commission's Website.
Virtual Appendix 4: Industrial Commission Resolutions
- The Industrial Commission's Resolutions are available on the Commission's Website.