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The Administrator for the tribal workersbenefits system shall be empowered to:

A. Request medical reports, police reports, autopsy reports, and special investigations, engage the services of adjusters and consultants, and perform other activities as required to process any claim for benefits or to further this Act.

B. In the case of death of a worker, request the performance of an autopsy on the decedent from an appropriate official licensed to perform autopsies, and further the Administrator shall have the right to request any and all reports made from such autopsies. If requested, the legal beneficiaries of the deceased worker are entitled to have a representative present at any autopsy ordered by the Administrator.

C. Retain a consulting physician for purposes of assisting the Administrator to carry out the duties and powers in this Act.

D. Maintain complete and accurate administrative records and claim files on all activities relating to the claims made under the policy. All closed files shall be preserved for not less than five years. ONCA 12-76, eff. Oct. 1, 2012.