Division Announces Proposed Rule Development

• The following is all quoted from the Division website, http://www.myfloridacfo.com/Division/WC/noticesRules.htm#.VK5_bCvF8SM

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• The Florida Division of Workers' Compensation submitted a Notice of Proposed Rule Development for Rules 69L-7.020 and 69L-7.100 F.A.C. The notice provides that, if requested in writing and not deemed unnecessary by the agency head, a rule development workshop will be held on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 2:00 p.m., eastern daylight time (EDT) at 2012 Capital Circle, SE, Room 102, Hartman Building.
  The official Notice of Rule Development appeared in the Volume 40, Number 248 of the Florida Administrative Weekly, published on December 24, 2014. If you have questions about the contents of this notice, please contact Pam Macon, Chief, Bureau of Monitoring and Audit, Division of Workers' Compensation at (850) 413-1708 orPamela.Macon@myfloridacfo.com.
  A copy of the notice and links to the proposed Rules may be found through the following link.
  • https://www.flrules.org/gateway/View_Notice.asp?id=15470644
  Draft versions of the reimbursement manuals may be found at the following links.
  • Draft of The Florida Workers’ Compensation Health Care Provider Reimbursement Manual, 2015
  • Draft of The Florida Workers’ Compensation Reimbursement Manual for Ambulatory Surgical Centers, 2015
• The Florida Division of Workers' Compensation will be holding a rule development workshop on Thursday, October 16, 2014 at 9:00 am in Room 102 of the Hartman Building, which is located at 2012 Capital Circle Southeast, Tallahassee, Florida. The Division has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking via the Florida Administrative Register (FAR) for Rule Chapter 69L-6.026 Periodic Reports, and a Notice of Proposed Rule Development for Rule Chapter 69L-6.029 Employer Worksites, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.).
  Rule Chapter 69L-6.026, Florida Administrative Code, requires employers who are issued stop-work orders, where the assessed penalty exceeds $50,000, to file quarterly compliance reports with the Division of Workers' Compensation. The statutory language in section 440.107(7)(a), Florida Statutes, requiring employers to file quarterly reports has been repealed. Given the elimination of the need to file such reports, the rule, likewise, is now unnecessary. The official Notice of Proposed Rulemaking appeared in Volume 40, Number 187 of the FAR.
  Rule Chapter 69L-6.029, Florida Administrative Code, is being amended to implement applicable sections of Chapter 2014-109, Laws of Florida. Chapter 2014-109, Laws of Florida, amends section 440.107, Florida Statutes. This provision of Chapter 2014-109, Laws of Florida, after receipt of a written request from the DFS, increases the time within which an employer must produce requested business records or be subject to a Stop-Work Order from five (5) business days to ten (10) business days. The bill became effective July 1, 2014. The official Notice of Proposed Rule Development appeared in Volume 40, Number 187 of the FAR.