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Panel adopts Industrial Commission workers— compensation chapter rewrite but concurs with Senate to remove in-state office language
Summary
The House committee approved a comprehensive rewrite of Industrial Commission workers' compensation rules but agreed with the Senate to strike a subsection that referenced in-state office staffing requirements.
The House Commerce and Human Resources Committee approved a comprehensive rewrite of the Idaho Industrial Commission—s workers— compensation rules (rule docket 17-0101-2301) and concurred with the Senate—s recommendation to strike subsection 305.01(a), which described in-state office requirements for sureties and carriers.
Paul Jeffreys of the Idaho Industrial Commission presented the rewrite, which the commission said was developed through negotiated rulemaking over several months and multiple public hearings. The rewrite updates chapter language, streamlines obligations for electronic payments and reporting, removes obsolete terms (including a "legacy claim" definition that the agency said is now obsolete because claims…
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