Okla. Stat. tit. 85, § 131
Renumbered as 85 O.S. § 375 by Laws 2011, SB 878, c. 318, § 88
Effective Nov 1, 2002Laws 1933, SB 151, c. 28, p. 58, § 1, eff. July 1, 1933; Amended by Laws 1937, HB 72, p. 487, § 3, emerg. eff. May 14, 1937; Amended by Laws 1972, HB 1650, c. 193, § 1, emerg. eff. April 7, 1972; Amended by Laws 1994, 2nd Extr. Sess., HB 1002, c. 1, § 39, emerg. eff. November 4, 1994; Amended by Laws 1995, SB 148, c. 326, § 3, emerg. eff. June 8, 1995; Amended by Laws 2001, HB 1718, c. 378, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 2001 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2002, HB 2370, c. 50, § 6, eff. November 1, 2002 (superseded document available).
There is hereby created and established a fund to be known as "CompSource Oklahoma", to be administered by a President and Chief Executive Officer, without liability on the part of the state beyond the amount of said fund, for the purpose of insuring employers against liability for compensation under Sections 131 through 151 of this title, and for assuring for the persons entitled thereto compensation provided by the workers' compensation law, and for the further purpose of insuring persons, firms and corporations against loss, expense or liability by reason of bodily injury, death by accident, occupational disability, or occupational disease suffered by employees, for which the insured may be liable or have assumed liability. Said fund may further provide insurance for employers against liability incurred as the result of injuries sustained by employees engaged in employment subject to the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C., Section 901 et seq., or employees engaged in employment subject to Title IV of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 as amended by the Black Lung Benefits Act of 1972, as enacted or as may be amended by the Congress of the United States.
- (a) CompSource Oklahoma shall be a revolving fund and shall consist of all premiums received and paid into said fund for insurance issued, all property and securities acquired by and through the use of monies belonging to the fund and all interest earned upon monies belonging to the fund and deposited or invested as herein provided.
- (b) Said fund shall be applicable to the payment of losses sustained on account of insurance and to the payment of expenses in the manner provided in Sections 131 through 151 of this title.
- (c) Said fund shall be fairly competitive with other insurance carriers and it is the intent of the Legislature that said fund shall become neither more nor less than self-supporting.
- (d) CompSource Oklahoma shall report to the Insurance Commissioner no later than the last day of February of each year the amount of premium taxes and fees for which it would be liable if it were operating as a private carrier.
- (e) The official name of the fund which is known as "The State Insurance Fund" shall be designated in all future references as "CompSource Oklahoma". Any references in the Oklahoma Statutes to The State Insurance Fund shall be deemed references to CompSource Oklahoma.
Laws 1933, SB 151, c. 28, p. 58, § 1, eff. July 1, 1933; Amended by Laws 1937, HB 72, p. 487, § 3, emerg. eff. May 14, 1937; Amended by Laws 1972, HB 1650, c. 193, § 1, emerg. eff. April 7, 1972; Amended by Laws 1994, 2nd Extr. Sess., HB 1002, c. 1, § 39, emerg. eff. November 4, 1994; Amended by Laws 1995, SB 148, c. 326, § 3, emerg. eff. June 8, 1995; Amended by Laws 2001, HB 1718, c. 378, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 2001 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2002, HB 2370, c. 50, § 6, eff. November 1, 2002 (superseded document available).