NH Rev Stat § 281-A:60 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Labor|Title 281-A - Workers' Compensation|Section 281-A:60 - Rulemaking; Powers of the Commissioner.

    281-A:60 Rulemaking;  Powers of the Commissioner. –||I. The commissioner shall have the power to adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to the following:||(a) Content and format of all forms necessary under this chapter.||(b) Method of filing memoranda of payments under RSA 281-A:40 and method of filing forms required under RSA 281-A:53-a.||(c) What constitutes substantial noncompliance with RSA 281-A:42.||(d) Procedures for hearings and appeals held in accordance with this chapter.||(e) Method of recordkeeping and filing of reports for employers.||(f) A scale of legal fees under RSA 281-A:44.||(g) Content and manner of supplying medical information required under RSA 281-A:23, V.||(h), (i) [Repealed.]||(j) Using the most recent edition of the American Medical Association's "Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment" in accordance with RSA 281-A:32, XIV, and updating such rules as other editions of such guide are published.||(k) Guidelines for employers' safety programs and procedures for filing such programs in accordance with RSA 281-A:64, II and procedures necessary to establish joint loss management committees as required under RSA 281-A:64, III.||(l) Developing the multi-media education program required under RSA 281-A:65, I and procedures for using it to educate persons on the workers' compensation law and safety procedures.||(m) Preparing and distributing of the manual required under RSA 281-A:65, II.||(n) Establishing initial, minimum funding requirements necessary to seek authorization to self-insure under this chapter.||(o) Procedures for safety inspections required under RSA 281-A:64, IV.||(p) What constitutes a sufficient number of and an approval process for injury management facilitators as required under RSA 281-A:23-a, V.||(q) What shall constitute temporary alternative work opportunities under RSA 281-A:23-b.||(r) Licensing, bonding, and qualifications of third party administrators in accordance with RSA 281-A:5-d; establishment of fees not to exceed $200 for issuance and renewal of licenses, both of which shall be deposited in the department of labor restricted fund established in RSA 273:1-b; assessment of civil penalties not to exceed $2,500 for each violation of such rules, which sums shall be deposited in the department of labor restricted fund established in RSA 273:1-b.||(s) Pre-approval of medical care benefits under RSA 281-A:23.||(t) Adjusted total disability benefits under RSA 281-A:29.||(u) Temporary partial disability benefits at a diminished earning capacity under RSA 281-A:31.||(v) Applications to the special fund under RSA 281-A:30 and RSA 281-A:54.||(w) Claims adjusters under RSA 281-A:63.||(x) Employee incarceration under RSA 281-A:3-a.||(y) Medical examinations under RSA 281-A:38.||(z) Vocational rehabilitation under RSA 281-A:25.||(aa) Lump sum and third-party settlements under RSA 281-A:37 and RSA 281-A:13.||II. The commissioner may employ such clerical or other assistants as deemed necessary for the proper performance of the commissioner's duties under this chapter.|||Source. 1988, 194:2. 1990, 254:34. 1992, 43:7. 1994, 3:15-17. 1995, 161:3. 1997, 343:11, II. 2000, 158:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2001. 2011, 224:53, eff. July 1, 2011. 2012, 171:14, eff. Aug. 10, 2012.|