Utah Regulations R612-1-1

A. "Commission" means the Labor Commission.

B. "Division" means the Division of Industrial Accidents within the Labor Commission.

C. "Applicant/Plaintiff" means an injured employee or his/her dependent(s) or any person seeking relief or claiming benefits under the Workers' Compensation and/or Occupational Disease and Disability Laws.

D. "Defendant" means an employer, insurance carrier, self-insurer, the Employers' Reinsurance Fund, and/or the Uninsured Employers' Fund.

E. "Administrative Law Judge" means a person duly designated by the Commission to hear and determine disputed or other cases under the provisions of Title 34A, Chapters 2 and 3, and of Title 63, Chapter 46b.

F. "Insurance Carrier" includes all insurance companies writing workers' compensation and occupational disease and disability insurance, the Workers' Compensation Fund, and self-insurers who are granted self- insuring privileges by the Commission. In all cases involving no insurance coverage by the employer, the term "Insurance Carrier" includes the employer.

G. "Medical Panel" means a panel appointed by an Administrative Law Judge pursuant to the standards set forth in Section 34A-2-601, which is responsible to make findings regarding disputed medical aspects of a compensation claim, and may make any additional findings, perform any tests, or make any inquiry as the Administrative Law Judge may require.

H. "Award" means the finding or decision of the Commission or Administrative Law Judge as to the amount of compensation or benefits due any injured employee or the dependent(s) of a deceased employee.