1. (1) An employer must accept any notice of a claim for workers’ compensation benefits from any employee or employee’s representative alleging an injury.
2. (2) In order to ensure that Workers’ Compensation claims are acted on promptly, employers shall report all known or reported accidents or injuries to their adjusting entity within one (1) business day of knowledge of injury.
3. (3) Unless otherwise specifically authorized by law, employers are prohibited from paying any benefits that are due because of a work-related injury in any manner that unlawfully shifts the responsibility away from the adjusting entity or conceals the occurrence of the injury or the extent of payments for benefits.
4. (4) To assist the Bureau in its efforts to implement and enforce any of its program rules in a timely and efficient manner, a party shall provide the Bureau with any requested and relevant information. When the request includes specific instructions, only the information that complies with those instructions shall be sent.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 50-3-701, 50-6-114, 50-6-118, 50-6-128, 50-6-201, 50-6-207, 50-6-405, and 50-6- 419. Administrative History: Original rule filed February 19, 1987; effective April 5, 1987. Amendments filed March 2, 2018; effective May 31, 2018.