Current Status Bill Number:5065 Type of Legislation:Joint Resolution JR Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19980422 Primary Sponsor:Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee HLCI 26 All Sponsors:Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee Drafted Document Number:gjk\21477ac.98 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:Regulation No. 2258, Workers' Compensation Commission, reporting with effective dates on or after July 1, 1989
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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Senate 19980430 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ
referred to Committee
House 19980429 Read third time, sent to Senate
House 19980428 Read second time
House 19980422 Introduced, read first time
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INTRODUCED
April 22, 1998
H. 5065
S. Printed 4/22/98--H.
Read the first time April 22, 1998.
TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION, RELATING TO REPORTING INSURANCE POLICIES WITH EFFECTIVE DATES ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 1989, EXAMINATION OF CLAIM FILES, ADMISSION OF EXPERT'S REPORT AS EVIDENCE, POSTPONEMENT OR ADJOURNMENT OF A HEARING, INFORMAL CONFERENCE, SELF-INSURANCE APPLICATION, FINANCIAL ANALYSIS, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 2258, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The regulations of the Workers' Compensation Commission, relating to reporting insurance policies with effective dates on or after July 1, 1989; examination of claim files; admission of expert's report as evidence; postponement or adjournment of a hearing; informal conference; self-insurance application; financial analysis and reports designated as Regulation Document Number 2258, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.
SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
SUMMARY AS SUBMITTED BY PROMULGATING AGENCY.
These regulations amend and update and further improve the efficiency of operations and reflect changing technology at the commission. The amendments streamline and expedite the process of submitting exhibits at hearings; schedule hearings at regional sites for informal conferences to facilitate savings in time and agency resources; accommodate Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) for filing proof of coverage; raise the amount of the self-insurance application fees in order to defer the costs of processing the applications and their analysis; allow for the examination of claim files to insure compliance with the correct filing of required workers' compensation forms; and correct several scrivener's errors in prior publications.