Rules of the Commission

Rules of the Commission


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Rules Table of Contents

Arkansas law allows the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission (AWCC) to make rules and regulations to administer the Workers’ Compensation laws effectively and efficiently.

Currently, the commission has 41 rules covering topics from the location of the AWCC to Electronic Data Interchange.

The rules range from the judicial to the administrative, from safety to medical, from employer duties to employee rights, and from the Commission’s rule-making procedure to deviation from those rules.

Listed below are the current Rules of the Commission, along with brief information on each one. To view the full text of the rule, click on the links provided.

Rule No. C.A.R Citation Rule Description Current Rule Dated
Rule 099.01 11 C.A.R § 25-101 Commission Location & Sessions 03/01/1982
Rule 099.02 Repealed – Not In C.A.R Rulemaking Procedure 03/01/1982
Rule 099.03 11 C.A.R § 25-102 Carrier Reporting Requirement 01/01/2006
Rule 099.04 11 C.A.R § 25-103 Termination of Coverage by Insurance Carrier: Employer to Obtain New Coverage 01/01/2006
Rule 099.05 11 C.A.R § 25-104 Self-Insurance Program 01/01/2008
Rule 099.06 Repealed – Not In C.A.R Non-Statutory Employers Elective Coverage 04/01/1989
Rule 099.07 Repealed – Not In C.A.R Posting Required Notice 03/01/1982
Rule 099.08 11 C.A.R § 25-105 Reporting Injuries or Deaths 03/01/1982
Rule 099.09 11 C.A.R § 25-106 Weekly Benefit Waiting Period 03/01/1982
Rule 099.10 11 C.A.R § 25-107 Separate Check Payment, Attorneys Fees 03/01/1982
Rule 099.11 11 C.A.R § 25-108 Jurisdiction, Remands & Mandates 03/01/1982
Rule 099.12 11 C.A.R § 25-109 Compensation, Finger Amputation 03/01/1982
Rule 099.13 11 C.A.R § 25-110 Commission Hearings & Administrative Law Judges 03/01/1982
Rule 099.14 No Longer a Rule
– Not In C.A.R
Physicians Testimony & Reports 03/01/1982
Rule 099.15 11 C.A.R § 25-111 Pretrial Conferences 03/01/1982
Rule 099.16 11 C.A.R § 25-112 Depositions 03/01/1982
Rule 099.17 11 C.A.R § 25-113 Oral Arguments 03/01/1982
Rule 099.18 11 C.A.R § 25-114 Filings With the Commission or Appellate Courts 09/20/2001
Rule 099.19 11 C.A.R § 25-115 Joint Petition Settlements 04/01/1989
Rule 099.20 11 C.A.R § 25-116 Reporting Costs, Transcription Costs, Witness Fees 09/20/2001
Rule 099.21 11 C.A.R § 25-117 Treatment at Veterans Hospitals 03/01/1982
Rule 099.22 11 C.A.R § 25-118 Replacement of Prosthesis 03/01/1982
Rule 099.23 11 C.A.R § 25-119 Deviation From Rules 03/01/1982
Rule 099.24 Repealed – Not In C.A.R Second Injury Fund Claims 04/01/1989
Rule 099.25 11 C.A.R § 25-120 Scope of Review on Appeal 03/01/1982
Rule 099.26 11 C.A.R § 25-121 Conferences with Legal Advisor 09/20/2001
Rule 099.27 11 C.A.R § 25-122 Medical Reports 01/01/2008
Rule 099.28 11 C.A.R § 25-123 Death/PTD Trust Fund Claims 01/01/2004
Rule 099.29 11 C.A.R § 25-124 Designated Claim Office / Administrator / Underwriter 01/01/2008
Rule 099.30 11 C.A.R § 25-125 Medical Cost Containment Program (Fee Schedule) 05/15/2000
Rule 099.31 11 C.A.R § 25-126 * Accident Prevention Services 01/01/2008
Rule 099.32 11 C.A.R § 25-127 * Hazardous Employer Program 01/01/2008
Rule 099.33 11 C.A.R § 25-128 Managed Care 01/01/2008
Rule 099.34 11 C.A.R § 25-129 Impairment Rating Guide 07/01/1995
Rule 099.35 11 C.A.R § 25-130 Electronic Data Interchange Filings 11/20/1995
Rule 099.36 11 C.A.R § 25-131 A Voluntary Program for Drug-Free Workplaces 01/01/2008
Rule 099.37 11 C.A.R § 25-132 Occupational Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 09/20/2001
Rule 099.38 11 C.A.R § 25-133 Third Party Administrators 01/01/2006
Rule 099.39 11 C.A.R § 25-134 Filing Requirements / Report Cards / Sanctions 01/01/2008
Rule 099.40 11 C.A.R § 25-135 Carrier Premium Tax Auditing 07/01/2013
Rule 099.41 11 C.A.R § 25-136 Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Drug Formulary 07/01/2018

* Approved Professional Safety Source training offered by the AWCC.