Ohio Administrative Code
Title 4123 - Bureau of Workers' Compensation
Chapter 4123-5 - Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 4123-5-21 - Abatement of claims
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) When a claimant dies, action on any application filed by the claimant, and pending before the bureau of workers' compensation or the industrial commission at the time of his death, is abated by claimant's death.
(B) Abatement of action, as described in paragraph (A) of this rule, does not apply to payment for medical and hospital treatment, for medicine, nursing, and other health care services rendered as a result of the injury or occupational disease for which the claim was allowed during the deceased claimant's lifetime, provided that the respective bills were filed within the time as required by law and by the rules of the industrial commission and the bureau.
