The proposed rulemaking clarifies procedures regarding assigning and updating employee numerical identifiers used to track injured employee’s claims filed under the Florida’s workers’ compensation system. The proposed rulemaking also clarifies the ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

Division of Workers’ Compensation

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

69L-3.003Procedures for Filing Documents

69L-3.0035Injured Worker Informational Brochure

69L-3.0036Employer Informational Brochure

69L-3.01915Temporary Partial Disability Benefits (Dates of Accident on or After October 1, 2003)

69L-3.025Forms

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The proposed rulemaking clarifies procedures regarding assigning and updating employee numerical identifiers used to track injured employee’s claims filed under the Florida’s workers’ compensation system. The proposed rulemaking also clarifies the process by which an employer and an injured employee are notified of changes to the injured employee’s numerical identifier, updates the forms, and deletes a form.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Employee Numerical Identifiers.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 440.15, 440.185(2), (5), 440.20(3), 440.207(2), 440.38(2), (5), 440.591, FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 440.02, 440.05, 440.102, 440.107, 440.12, 440.13, 440.14, 440.15, 440.16, 440.185, 440.19, 440.191, 440.192, 440.20(2), (3), 440.21, 440.34(3), 440.345, 440.35, 440.40, 440.491, 440.51(6), (8), (9), FS.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, February 4, 2019, 9:00 a.m.

PLACE: 1579 Summit Lake Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32317

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Michelle Carter, address: 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4226, telephone: [phone], email: [e-mail]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Michelle Carter, Operations and Management Consultant

Manager, see paragraph above.

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.