Division proposes changes

The Florida Division of Workers' Compensation submitted a Notice of Change for Chapters 69L-7 and 69L-8 of the Florida Administrative Code.  The changes to the proposed rules are being made to address public comments and comments submitted by the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee.  Completion instructions for incorporated forms DFS-F5-DWC-9-A, DFS-F5-DWC-9-B, and DFS-F5-DWC-9-C are changed to clarify the dates of use for the ICD-9 and the required use of the ICD-10 upon federal implementation.  The proposed rules also include certain technical changes.

The official Notices of Change appeared in the Volume 41, Number 216 of the Florida Administrative Weekly, published on November 5, 2015.  If you have questions about the Notices, please contact Pam Macon, Chief, Bureau of Monitoring and Audit, Division of Workers' Compensation at (850) 413-1708 or Pamela.Macon@myfloridacfo.com.

A copy of each Notice may be found via the following links:

http://www.FLRules.org/gateway/View_Notice.asp?id=16732711

http://www.FLRules.org/gateway/View_Notice.asp?id=16732905

Florida Rates Will Decrease in 2016

The following is quoted from an NCCI release:

OIR Issues Order on NCCI's Florida Workers Compensation Rate Filing

On August 19, 2015, the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) proposed an overall workers compensation rate level decrease of 1.9% in Florida effective January 1, 2016. On November 3, 2015, the Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) issued an order denying the 1.9% decrease and requesting NCCI make an amended filing for an overall workers compensation rate level decrease of 5.1% effective January 1, 2016.


The 3.2% difference between NCCI's filing of 1.9% and the OIR's request for an amended filing of 5.1% is due to the inclusion of a 0.1% decrease associated with the Reimbursement Manual for Ambulatory Surgical Centers, and the disapproval of profit and contingency provision, expense constant component; and, indemnity trend.

The OIR's order requested that NCCI amend its filing by November 9, 2015.

NCCI is currently in the process of reviewing the order and making a decision on how to respond.