(a) The department shall formulate a plan of cooperation in accordance with federal acts and this part with respect to the administration of the workers’ compensation or liability laws.

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(b) The plan may provide for full or partial recovery of any expenditures made by the division on behalf of a client with respect to treatment, therapy, medical or hospital services, prosthetic or orthotic devices or any payments that otherwise shall be provided or covered under § 50-6-204. Recovery may be from the client’s employer if self-insured or from the employer’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier.