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Senate Commerce approves Industrial Commission workers' compensation rule rewrite after rejecting in‑state office language
Summary
Lawmakers approved a broad rewrite of the Industrial Commission’s workers’ compensation rules but rejected language that the commission proposed requiring insurance carriers to "maintain an office within the state of Idaho," following debate from insurers, trial lawyers and third‑party administrators.
The Idaho Senate Commerce Committee voted to approve a comprehensive rewrite of the Industrial Commission's workers' compensation administrative chapter (IDAPA 17.01.01) while rejecting a specific subsection that the commission had proposed requiring carriers and adjusters to "maintain an office within the state of Idaho." The motion to adopt the rule docket while removing that subsection carried after extended discussion and public comment.
Paul Jeffreys, rules presenter for the Industrial Commission, described the filing as a Zero-Based Regulation chapter rewrite that "was promulgated in accordance with executive order 2020‑01 regarding 0 based regulation." Jeffreys told the committee the rewrite followed five negotiated-rulemaking meetings from November 2023 through July 2024 and two public hearings on Oct. 7 and Oct. 20, 2024. The docket runs from page 50 to page 83 of the pending rule book.
The panel focused on subsection 305.01.A, which the commission had written to say that "all insurance carriers, self insured employers and licensed…
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