Travel expenses incurred while receiving reasonable and necessary medical treatment, vocational evaluations, and vocational retraining shall be paid to the claimant as follows: Mileage and necessary lodging expenses are limited to the provisions of the State Travel Reimbursement Act, 74 O.S., Section 500.1 et. seq. Meals will be reimbursed at the rate of six dollars ($6.00) per meal per four hours of travel status, not to exceed three meals per day. Travel expenses paid to the claimant shall include only expenses for travel from the residence of the claimant at the time of medical treatment, not to exceed 600 miles round trip. The employer shall not be liable for travel which is wholly within the limits of the city or town of the claimant's residence. Exceptions to this rule shall be at the discretion of the Court.

Adopted by order of the Supreme Court, 1997 OK 130 , eff. November 1, 1997.