Four Employers Approved for Oklahoma Option Coverage

By Joey BerlinSouthern Bureau ChiefFour employers have qualified to offer workers’ compensation policies using the Oklahoma Option, the state’s new nonsubscription offering, Workers’ Compensation Director James Mills said Wednesday. Mills said that two businesses officially became qualified employers on June 15: Brookhaven Hospital Inc., a mental health treatment center in Tulsa, and Alpha Home Healthcare Inc., an in-home care service located in Oklahoma City. Two other employers, Regis Corporation and Taylor & Sons Pipe & Steel, will become qualified employers effect...