Florida Regulations 69O-60Q-6.102

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§ 69O-60Q-6.102 DEFINITIONS

1. "Claim" means each assertion of a legal right or benefit under Chapter 440, Florida Statutes.

2. "Claimant" means the person asserting a claim. 3. "Division" means the Division of Workers' Compensation, Department of Insurance. 4. "Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims" (OJCC) is the office within the Department of Management Services, Division of Administrative Hearings, where the deputy chief judge and judges of compensation claims preside. 5. "Electronic transmission" means transmitted through a link on the OJCC website identified for that purpose. 6. "Filed" means received by the clerk of the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims in Tallahassee or by the judge as provided in Rule 60Q- 6.108(1). 7. "Judge" means a judge of compensation claims appointed pursuant to Chapter 440, Florida Statutes. 8. "Parties" may include the petitioner, claimant, employer, carrier, servicing agent, health care provider, and division. 9. "Petition for benefits" means a pleading invoking the jurisdiction of the OJCC and subject to the requirements of Sections 440.192(1)�(4), Florida Statutes. 10. "Pleading" means any document seeking relief under Chapter 440, Florida Statutes.

Specific Authority 440.45 (1)(a), (4) FS. Law Implemented 440.192(1), 440.45 (1)(a), (4) FS. History--New 2-23-03.

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