(a)(1) There is conferred upon the administrator the power to enforce this chapter that relate to the assurance of payments of the awards under this chapter.(2) In no event shall the bureau of workers' compensation charge a fee or impose a cost for any necessary or required forms needed to process a workers' compensation claim.(b) In addition to the rulemaking authority granted in § 50-6-118, and subsection (a), the administrator or the commissioner of commerce and insurance, as appropriate, may promulgate rules and regulations implementing this chapter. The rules and regulations shall be promulgated pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.Acts 1919, ch. 123, § 46; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, §§ 2, 50; Shan. Supp., § 3608a196; Code 1932, § 6900; Acts 1941, ch. 90, § 12; C. Supp. 1950, § 6900; Acts 1972, ch. 699, § 5; impl. am. Acts 1980, ch. 534, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 50-1028; Acts 1983, ch. 215, § 3; 1992, ch. 900, § 3; 1999, ch. 242, § 2; 1999, ch. 265, § 3; 1999, ch. 520, § 41, 2006, ch. 687, § 1; 2013, ch. 289, § 73; 2015, ch. 341, § 15; 2017, ch. 344, § 8.
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