4123-15-09. Prohibition against unnecessary claim file possession


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  • No employee shall access a workers' compensation claim file unless the file is necessary to the performance of the employee's duties. Any violation of this rule shall be referred to the chief legal counsel for the bureau of workers' compensation, the administrator or the industrial commission for action consistent with division (A) of section 4121.122 of the Revised Code. A copy of this rule shall be distributed to each employee for certification that he has received and read this rule. This certification shall be placed in the employee's personnel file.


Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 12/2/2020 and 12/01/2025
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4121.12, 4121.121
Rule Amplifies: 4121.122
Prior Effective Dates: 01/01/1978, 06/10/2017

Prior History: (Effective: 6/10/2017
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 03/23/2017 and 06/01/2020
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4121.12, 4121.121
Rule Amplifies: 4121.122
Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/78)