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Senate panel accepts Industrial Commission workers' compensation chapter rewrite but removes contested "in-state office" language
Summary
The Idaho Senate Commerce Committee voted to accept a comprehensive rewrite of the Industrial Commission's workers' compensation rules but rejected a subsection that used the phrase "maintain an office within the state of Idaho," removing language some stakeholders said created confusion about whether a brick-and-mortar office is required.
The Idaho Senate Commerce Committee voted to accept a comprehensive rewrite of the Industrial Commission's workers' compensation administrative chapter while rejecting one subsection that had said carriers must "maintain an office within the state of Idaho."
"My name is Paul Jeffreys from the Industrial Commission. I am pleased to present rule docket 17-0101-2301," Paul Jeffreys told the committee, outlining the rewrite of IDAPA 17.01.01 as part of the governor's 0-based regulation review. Jeffreys said the commission held negotiated-rulemaking sessions with stakeholders, received dozens of public comments, and revised the draft accordingly.
The rewrite had multiple supporters and critics in testimony before the committee. Patty Vaughn, benefits administration manager for the Industrial Commission, described the rewritten rules' adoption of EDI reporting standards maintained by the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and…
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