Okla. Stat. tit. 85A, § 85A-111: Commencement of benefit claim - Prehearing conference

A. Any claim for any benefit under this act shall be commenced

with the filing of an Employee's First Notice of Claim for

Compensation by the employee with the Workers' Compensation

Commission. The claim shall contain a statement that all matters

stated therein are true and accurate and shall be signed by the

claimant and the claimant's agent, if any. Any person who signs

this statement or causes another to sign this statement knowing the

statement to be false shall be guilty of perjury. An individual who

signs on behalf of a claimant may be presumed to have the

authorization of the claimant and to be acting at the claimant's

direction.

B. If an employer controverts any issue related to the

Employee’s First Notice of Claim for Compensation, the employer

shall file a Notice of Contested Issues on a form prescribed by the

Commission. All answers and defenses to claims or other documents

filed on behalf of a respondent or the respondent's insurer in a

workers' compensation case shall contain a statement that all

matters stated therein are true and accurate and shall be signed by

the respondent, the insurer, or their respective agents, if any.

Any person who signs such a statement or causes another to sign such

a statement, knowing the statement to be false, shall be guilty of

perjury. An individual who signs on behalf of a respondent, its

insurer, or its agent may be presumed to have the authorization of

the respondent, its insurer or agent and to be acting at their

direction.

C. Any party shall have the right to request a prehearing

conference or administrative hearing before the Commission on any

issue. The Commission shall, within seven (7) days of the receipt

of such notification, set the matter for prehearing conference or

administrative hearing at the earliest available time. In the event

the compensability of a claim is contested, the respondent shall

complete discovery and secure a medical evaluation of the claimant

within sixty (60) days of the filing of a request for benefits.