The purpose and effect of the proposed rule is to clarify that employees using a personal vehicle while on duty must have automobile insurance to include property or collision coverage in order to seek reimbursement for a deductible claim when the ...

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Departmental

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
33-208.401: Personal Vehicle Damage Reimbursement Claims
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose and effect of the proposed rule is to clarify that employees using a personal vehicle while on duty must have automobile insurance to include property or collision coverage in order to seek reimbursement for a deductible claim when the vehicle is damaged while on duty and provide that the deductible reimbursement shall not exceed six hundred dollars.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Employee claims for personal vehicle damage.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 944.0611 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 944.0611 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Dorothy M. Ridgway, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2500

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

33-208.401 Personal Vehicle Damage Reimbursement Claims.

(1) No change.

(2) Responsibilities.

(a) No change.

(b) To qualify to be reimbursed for any deductible claim, the claimant shall have in effect, prior to any accident under which a deductible reimbursement is sought, an automobile insurance policy issued by an insurance company authorized to operate by Florida law. Such policy shall be inclusive of property damage or collision coverage upon his or her vehicle for which he or she seeks to claim reimbursement of a deductible amount. The Department shall not be required to pay any deductible reimbursement in excess of six hundred dollars ($600).

(c)(b) To request reimbursement for damage to his or her personal vehicle, an employee must submit the following documentation to his or her immediate supervisor within 30 days following the incident.

1. through 5. No change.

Specific Authority 944.0611 FS. Law Implemented 944.0611 FS. History–New 3-17-96, Amended 11-16-97, Formerly 33-4.014, Amended ________.