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LA Rev Stat § 23:1175 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1175. Short title; legislative intent

RS 1175 - Short title; legislative intent A. This Subpart shall be known and may be cited as the "Workers' Compensation Cost Containment Act". B. It is hereby declared to be the intent of the legislature that occupational accidents produce economic and social loss, impair productivity, retard the advancement of standards of living, and increase the cost of worker's compensation insurance. Both humane and economic considerations recommend the establishment and implementation of effective injury control measures. A dynamic program of health and safety education and training is the best known solution to reduce occupational accidents and to decrease workers' compensation insurance rates for employers in high rate classifications, resulting in the long-term reduction of rates of all employers of this state. Acts 1991, No. 1026, §1; Acts 1995, No. 349, §3, eff. June 16, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1176 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1176. Definitions

RS 1176 - Definitions As used in this Subpart, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms shall be given the meaning ascribed to them in this Section: (1) "Designated representative" is a person in a position of authority within the company he represents, such as a partner of a partnership, an officer or director of a corporation, the proprietor of a proprietorship, or anyone who acts in a managerial capacity. (2) "Eligible employers" are those Louisiana employers who have a workers' compensation insurance rate based on an experience modifier rate of one point five or greater on December thirty-first of the prior year, and who pay five thousand dollars or more per year in Louisiana workers' compensation premiums. (3) "Insurers" means insurance companies and group self-insurance associations, by whatever names. It shall not mean individual self-insurers. (4) "Meeting" means the cost containment meeting approved by the office of worker's compensation. (5) "Program" means the occupational safety and health program approved by the OSHA section pursuant to R.S. 23:1291. (6) "Reasonable time" is the amount of time determined by the OSHA section to be sufficient for the stated purpose. (7) Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 124, §2, eff. June 12, 1995. Acts 1991, No. 1026, §1; Acts 1992, No. 794, §1; Acts 1995, No. 124, §§1, 2, eff. June 12, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1177 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1177. Collection of information; target list

RS 1177 - Collection of information; target list A. The office of worker's compensation shall have access to any statistical information involving the experience modifier rates for all Louisiana employers from any source. B. The office shall collect information on experience modifier rates for Louisiana employers and compile a target list of employers with experience modifier rates of one point five or greater by January 1, 1992. Thereafter, the target list shall be updated on no less than an annual basis. C. Any information gathered pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be held confidential by the office and shall not be disseminated for any purpose. Acts 1991, No. 1026, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1179 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1179. Occupational safety and health program; incentive discount

RS 1179 - Occupational safety and health program; incentive discount A. The OSHA section shall implement an occupational safety and health program, pursuant to R.S. 23:1291, and consistent with but not limited to the requirements in this Section. B. All insurers writing workers' compensation insurance shall allow a five percent reduction, in addition to any reduction granted in R.S. 23:1178(C), in the Louisiana worker's compensation premium for an eligible employer who has attended an authorized cost containment meeting and who has subsequently implemented the OSHA section's occupational safety and health program to the satisfaction of the OSHA section and pursuant to the provisions of this Subpart. Satisfactory implementation shall be defined as: (1) Undergoing a safety and health hazard survey of the work place, including an evaluation of the employer's safety and health program and on-site interviews with employees by the OSHA section. (2) Correction of all hazards identified during the on-site visit within a reasonable time. (3) Establishing an occupational safety and health program approved by the OSHA section and implementing program provisions within a reasonable time. C. Determination of attendance at an authorized cost containment meeting and satisfactory implementation of the program shall be the responsibility of the OSHA section. Upon attendance at an authorized cost containment meeting and successful participation in the program, an employer shall be issued a certificate by the OSHA section which shall be the basis of qualification for the reduction provided for in Subsection B of this Section. The certificate shall qualify the employer for this reduction for a one-year period. Eligible employers shall be allowed to requalify for this reduction only once every four years from the date the certificate is issued. Acts 1991, No. 1026, §1; Acts 1992, No. 794, §1; Acts 1995, No. 124, §1, eff. June 12, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1180 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1180. Evaluation

RS 1180 - Evaluation A. The Worker's Compensation Advisory Council shall evaluate the quality of the cost containment meeting prior to its initial implementation and thereafter annually reevaluate the program. B. The office shall prepare and submit a status report on the progress of the program to the House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations, the Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations, and the Worker's Compensation Advisory Council. C. All annual reports and presentations provided for in this Section shall be due at least sixty days before the Regular Session of the Legislature each year. Acts 1991, No. 1026, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1181 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1181. Insured experience information

RS 1181 - Insured experience information A. Every insurance company, individual self-insurer, group self-insurer association, or similar entity which provides workers' compensation insurance coverage or which provides for payment of workers' compensation benefits under the provisions of this Chapter shall maintain a record of the loss and expense statistics for each insured and such other data as may be required by the commissioner of insurance. B. Each insurer shall forward a copy of the loss and expense statistics for each insured and such other statistical data as may be required by the commissioner of insurance to a national rating or statistical compilation organization which is authorized by the commissioner of insurance to provide such information to insurers in this state when any one of the following conditions occurs: (1) Termination of a policy of workers' compensation insurance or other workers' compensation coverage or benefits by an insurance company, an individual self-insurer, a group self-insurer association, or other similar entity which provides workers' compensation insurance coverage or benefits. (2) Financial insolvency of an insurer, self-insurer, or other entity which provides workers' compensation coverage or benefits. (3) Discontinuance of workers' compensation benefits to an insured. (4) Any change by the insured to another insurer, self-insurer, or other entity providing workers' compensation coverage or benefits. Acts 1999, No. 388, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1182 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1182. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 349, §2, eff. June 16, 1995.

RS 1182 - Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 349, §2, eff. June 16, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1191 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1191. Definitions

RS 1191 - Definitions For the purposes of this Subpart, the following terms have the following meaning: (1) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Insurance. (2) "Public entities" means political subdivisions as defined in Section 44 of Article VI of the Constitution of Louisiana. However, "public entities" does not include hospital service districts and health care facilities established by local governing authorities. Acts 2007, No. 384, §1; Acts 2008, No. 220, §8, eff. June 14, 2008.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1192 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1192. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 703, §2, eff. June 21, 1995.

RS 1192 - Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 703, §2, eff. June 21, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1193 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1193. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 703, §2, eff. June 21, 1995.

RS 1193 - Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 703, §2, eff. June 21, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1194 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1194. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 703, §2, eff. June 21, 1995.

RS 1194 - Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 703, §2, eff. June 21, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1198 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1198. Licensing of agents; claims against insurance agents

RS 1198 - Licensing of agents; claims against insurance agents A. Any person soliciting membership for a fund shall be licensed by the department as a property and casualty agent. No employees of a bona fide trade or professional association which has established a fund or employees of a fund shall be required to be so licensed if the solicitation of membership for the fund is not the primary duty of the employees. B. No action shall lie against an insurance agent, insurance broker, or other person involved in the marketing, selling, or solicitation of participation in funds authorized by this Subpart for any claims arising out of the insolvency of any fund or the inability of a fund to pay claims as the claims become due unless and until any claimant shall have first exhausted all remedies available to him against the members of the fund as provided by R.S. 23:1196. Acts 1995, No. 703, §1, eff. June 21, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1199 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1199. Rates

RS 1199 - Rates Each fund shall file rates on an actuarially justified class code basis with the department and may use the rates ninety days after filing, unless the department disapproves the use of rates within the ninety-day period. Acts 1995, No. 703, §1, eff. June 21, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1200 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1200. Review of rate determination

RS 1200 - Review of rate determination Any fund shall provide a reasonable procedure for any member aggrieved by the fund to request in written form a review of the application of the rating system for the coverage afforded by the fund. The fund shall have thirty days from receipt to grant or deny the request in written form. If the fund rejects the request or fails to grant or reject the request within the thirty-day period, the member may, within thirty days of the expiration of the thirty-day period, appeal to the department for a hearing. The hearing before the department shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of this Subpart, and the department, after the hearing, may affirm, modify, or reverse the action taken by the fund. Acts 1995, No. 703, §1, eff. June 21, 1995; Acts 2010, No. 794, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1200.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1200.1. Rules and regulations

RS 1200.1 - Rules and regulations The department may issue rules and regulations which establish the duties of a board of trustees, set forth the standards and authority of the department under which funds may be deemed to be in hazardous financial condition, prohibit potential conflicts of interest, and otherwise provide for the implementation and administration of the provisions of this Subpart. Acts 1995, No. 703, §1, eff. June 21, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 843, §1, eff. July 10, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1200.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1200.4. Consecutive net losses

RS 1200.4 - Consecutive net losses A fund with three years of consecutive net losses on the audited financial statements of the fund, or two years of consecutive net losses on the audited financial statements of the fund in excess of five hundred thousand dollars or five percent of the premium of the latest audited financial statement, whichever is greater, shall: (1) Attend a meeting between the department, the administrator of the fund, any third party administrator contracted or performing services to the fund, and the fund's board of trustees to discuss the financial condition of the fund, and to advise the department the course of action the fund will take to obtain net incomes on subsequent audited financial statements. (2) File with the department a written and signed plan from the fund's board of trustees describing the actions the fund will take to generate net incomes on subsequent audited financial statements. (3) Obtain an actuarial rate analysis if an actuarial rate analysis was not performed for the previous fund year. Acts 2007, No. 384, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1200.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1200.5. Insolvencies

RS 1200.5 - Insolvencies A. In the event a fund is insolvent, then in addition to any other provision of law or regulation, the department shall require that the fund file in writing within sixty days a plan signed by the board of trustees. For purposes of this Subpart, an insolvency shall be defined as the condition existing when the fund's liabilities before member distribution payable or dividend payable are greater than the fund's assets determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as delineated in the fund's financial statement audited by an independent certified public accountant. For the purpose of determining insolvency, assets will not include intangible property, such as patents, trade names or goodwill. The plan submitted by the fund to eliminate the insolvency shall set forth in detail the means by which the fund intends to eliminate the insolvency which may include an assessment of the members of the fund. The fund shall also include the timetable for the implementation of the plan and requirements for reporting to the department. The department shall review the plan submitted by the fund and notify the fund of the plan's approval or disapproval within thirty days of the department's receipt of the plan. B. Upon determination by the department that a plan submitted by the fund is disapproved or that a fund is not implementing a plan in accordance with the terms of the plan, it shall so notify the fund in writing of such determination. C. Should a fund fail to file a plan to eliminate an insolvency as called for under this Section, or should the department notify a fund that such plan has been disapproved or that the fund is not implementing the plan according to the plan, the department shall have the following powers and authority in addition to any other powers and authority granted under law: (1) The department may order the fund to immediately levy an assessment upon its members, sufficient to eliminate the insolvency. (2) Should the fund fail or refuse to levy said assessment, the department may, in the name of the fund, levy such assessment upon the members of the fund sufficient to eliminate the insolvency. Acts 2007, No. 384, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1200.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1200.6. Examination of group self-insurance fund for workers' compensation program

RS 1200.6 - Examination of group self-insurance fund for workers' compensation program A. The commissioner of insurance shall make an examination, not less frequently than once every five years, of all group self-insurance funds established pursuant to this Subpart doing business in this state and at any other time when in the opinion of the commissioner it is necessary for such an examination to be made. B. Upon determining that an examination should be conducted, the commissioner shall appoint one or more examiners to perform the examination and instruct them as to the scope of the examination. In conducting the examination, the examiner or examiners shall observe those guidelines and procedures as the commissioner may deem appropriate. C. Nothing contained in this Part shall be construed to limit the commissioner's authority to use any final or preliminary examination report, any examiner or fund work papers or other documents, or any other information discovered or developed during the course of any examination in the furtherance of any legal or regulatory action which the commissioner may, in his sole discretion, deem appropriate. D. Nothing contained in this Part shall be construed to limit the authority of the commissioner to terminate or suspend any examination in order to pursue other legal or regulatory action pursuant to the applicable laws of this state. Findings of fact and conclusions made pursuant to any examination shall be prima facie evidence in any legal or regulatory action. Acts 2010, No. 794, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1200.8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1200.8. Review and examination expense; how paid

RS 1200.8 - Review and examination expense; how paid A. Whenever the commissioner of insurance makes an examination or investigation pursuant to this Subpart, all expenses incurred by the commissioner of insurance in conducting such examination or investigation, including the expenses and fees of examiners, auditors, accountants, actuaries, attorneys, or clerical or other assistants who are employed by the commissioner of insurance to make the examination, shall be paid by the group self-insurance fund. B. The commissioner of insurance may recover all expenses incurred from the examination or investigation of any person or entity acting as an administrator or third-party administrator in this state for any group self-insurance fund not authorized to transact business in this state. Acts 2010, No. 794, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1200.9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1200.9. Authority to employ examiners and other assistants

RS 1200.9 - Authority to employ examiners and other assistants A. The commissioner of insurance shall employ such examiners, auditors, accountants, actuaries, attorneys, and clerical or other assistants as are necessary to conduct the examination and to compile and prepare a report thereon, and the compensation for such examination shall be fixed according to the time actually devoted to the work of conducting the examination and compiling the report thereon as now required by law. Such compensation shall always be reasonable and commensurate with the value of the services performed. B. Upon completion of the examination of any group self-insurance fund or at stated periods during such examinations, the commissioner of insurance shall forward to the group self-insurance fund a statement showing the amount of expenses incurred in such examination to the date of such statement. Whereupon, the group self-insurance fund shall pay the amount so shown to the commissioner of insurance. Upon receipt of such payment the commissioner of insurance shall deposit same in an account styled "commissioner of insurance, revolving fund account", and withdrawals from said account shall be made by the commissioner of insurance for the purpose of payment to examiners, auditors, accountants, actuaries, attorneys, and clerical or other assistants of their salaries and necessary expenses incurred in the conduction of such examination. Acts 2010, No. 794, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1200.10 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1200.10. Group self-insurance fund's right to contest expense

RS 1200.10 - Group self-insurance fund's right to contest expense If the group self-insurance fund deems the amount of expenses billed to it unreasonable or contrary to the provisions of this Subpart, it may within fifteen days after the receipt of such billing, file a rule in a court of competent jurisdiction upon the commissioner of insurance to test the reasonableness and legality under this Subpart of the amount of expenses billed to it by the commissioner of insurance which rule shall be tried by preference, and upon appeal, shall be given preference in the appellate court, as provided by the laws of this state for other state cases. Acts 2010, No. 794, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1200.11 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1200.11. Failure to pay expenses; penalty

RS 1200.11 - Failure to pay expenses; penalty If any group self-insurance fund fails or refuses to pay the expenses of examination as billed by the commissioner of insurance after fifteen days upon receipt of such billing or after final judgment where a rule has been filed as provided in this Part, then the commissioner of insurance may revoke the certificate of authority of such group self-insurance fund to do business in this state until the full amount of the bill is paid. Acts 2010, No. 794, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1200.12 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1200.12. Scope of examination

RS 1200.12 - Scope of examination In conducting such an examination, the commissioner of insurance shall examine the affairs, transactions, accounts, records, documents and assets of each authorized group self-insurance fund. For the purpose of ascertaining its condition or compliance with this Subpart, the commissioner of insurance may as often as he deems advisable, examine the accounts, records, documents and transactions of (a) any insurance agent, solicitor or broker, but only insofar as such accounts, records, documents and transactions relate to group self-insurance funds, or of (b) any person having a contract under which he enjoys, in fact, the exclusive or dominant right to manage or control a group self-insurance fund. Acts 2010, No. 794, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1200.13 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1200.13. Production of books and records

RS 1200.13 - Production of books and records Every group self-insurance fund being examined, its officers, trustees, employees, administrators and representatives, shall produce and make freely accessible to the commissioner of insurance the accounts, records, documents and files in its possession or control relating to the subject of the examination, and shall otherwise facilitate the examination. Acts 2010, No. 794, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1200.14 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1200.14. Power to examine under oath; subpoena witnesses

RS 1200.14 - Power to examine under oath; subpoena witnesses The commissioner of insurance may take depositions, subpoena witnesses or documentary evidence, administer oaths and examine under oath any individual relative to the affairs of any group self-insurance fund being examined. Any person who testifies falsely or makes any false affidavit during the course of such an examination shall be guilty of perjury. Acts 2010, No. 794, §2.