155.1 Beginning December 1, 2016, the following decisions shall be appealed to the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH):

(a) Initial awards for or against compensation benefits pursuant to Section 2324(b) of the Act (D.C. Official Code § 1-623.24(b)); and

(b) Modification of awarded compensation benefits pursuant to Section 2324(d) of the Act (D.C. Official Code § 1-623.24(d)).

155.2 Requests for determination of whether claimant has a permanent disability pursuant to Section 2306a shall be made to the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH).

155.3 All appeals filed prior to December 1, 2016, for decisions described at 7 DCMR §§ 144.1 (a), (b), and (c) (repealed by adoption of these regulations) shall be made to the Department of Employment Services, Office of Hearings and Adjudications (OHA).

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 28 DCR 2307 (May 22, 1981); as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 9540 (October 8, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 12224, 12229 (December 24, 2010); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 8766, 8771 (July 27, 2012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 6325 (July 7, 2017); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 4246 (April 5, 2019).