Published on: 10349917. That on August 23, 2011, the Department of Financial Services, Division of Workers’ Compensation, issued an Order. The Order is regarding the receipt of a Amended Petition for Variance or Waiver, filed on June 3, 2011, which stated that American Policyholders Liquidating Trust was seeking a waiver from the requirements of Rule Chapter 69L-56, F.A.C., and specifically, the rule sections enumerated above. The Notice of Petition for Variance or Waiver was published on Vol. 37, No. 24, of the June 17, 2011 edition of the F.A.W. The Petitioner sought a waiver or variance from Rules 69L-56.100, .110, .200, .210, .300, .304, .310, .320, .500, .3012, .3013, .3045, F.A.C., which sets forth requirements for filing certain workers’ compensation claims information with the Division of Workers’ Compensation via electronic data interchange rather than by submitting paper forms. The Department’s Order granted the amended petition, subject to certain conditions stated therein.
Published on: 10018662. variance or waiver which stated that American Policyholders Liquidating Trust was seeking a waiver from the requirements of Rule Chapter 69L-56, Florida Administrative Code. On June 3, 2011, the Department of Financial Services, Division of Workers’ Compensation received an Amended Petition for Variance or Waiver, from American Policyholders Liquidating Trust, pursuant to Section 120.542, Florida Statutes, and Rule 28-104.002, Florida Administrative Code. The Petitioner is requesting a variance or waiver from Rules 69L-56.100, .110, .200, .210, .300, .304, .310, .320, .500, .3012, .3013, .3045, Florida Administrative Code, which sets forth requirements for filing certain workers’ compensation claims information with the Division of Workers’ Compensation via electronic data interchange rather than by submitting paper forms. American Policyholders Liquidating Trust requests the variance or waiver so that it may submit by paper the information for its one open Florida workers’ compensation claim rather than being required to submit the information via electronic data interchange. The amended petition is a clarification of the original Petition submitted on April 7, 2011, in that it specifies the precise provision of Rule Chapter 69L-56, Florida Administrative Code, of which a waiver is being sought. The Petitioner, via Amended Petition for Variance or Waiver, has filed a statement with the Department withdrawing the original petition dated April 7, 2011. Therefore, the Department will only consider the Amended Petition for Variance or Waiver filed on June 3, 2011.
Comments on this petition should be filed with: Department of Financial Services, Division of Workers’ Compensation, 200 E. Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4229, within 14 days of publication of this notice.
Published on: 587158. Rule Chapter 69L-56, F.A.C., is being amended to incorporate by reference the revised Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation Proof of Coverage (POC) Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Implementation Manual and the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commission (IAIABC) EDI Implementation Guide for Proof of Coverage using the revised Release 2.1 national standard, and to modify transmission filing requirements to allow for daily receipt/processing of electronic POC files by the Division. Rule Chapter 69L-56, F.A.C., also creates filing requirements of insurers to electronically submit by specified time periods, claims information otherwise reported on Forms DFS-F2-DWC-1, DFS-F2-DWC-12, DFS-F2-DWC-13, DFS-F2-DWC-4, and DFS-F2-DWC-49 adopted in Rule Chapter 69L-3, F.A.C., plus certain electronic changes and cancellation notices for which there are no form equivalents promulgated by rule. The rule also incorporates by reference the Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation Claims EDI Release 3 Implementation Manual, and the IAIABC Claims EDI Implementation Guides for Release 3.