House
Enrolled Act 1307 (Link
to bill)
The act provides increased benefits for permanent partial
impairments and increases in the average weekly wage
maximum. The increases in benefits are staged over a
five year time period with increases effective each
July 1st from 2006 to 2010.
HEA1307 is expected to have an overall impact on system
costs for all years of 1.5% to 2.1% (approximately $13
to $19 million).
It makes several other changes to the Workers Compensation
Act. Here's a summary organized by categories.
Second
Injury Fund:
Changed
the assessment from loss-based to premium-based
Attorney
Fees:
Specifies the amount of fees attorneys may collect
House
Enrolled Act 1553 (link
to bill)
The
Indiana General Assembly passed and the Governor signed
(on May 10, 2001) House Enrolled Act 1553 effective July
1, 2001 that makes several minor changes to the Workers
Compensation Act. Here's a summary organized by categories.
Independent
Contractor:
- Homeowners
are exempt from getting a certificate of insurance
from a contractor.
- Indiana
Department of Revenue must clear status of an independent
contractor ($5 fee).
- Independent
contractor certificate (formerly called affidavit)
with WC Board is effective 7 days after stamped (now
a $15 fee).
- Contractor
who assists employees in filing a false statement
for independent contractor status commits a Class
D felony.
Billing
Review:
WC
Board can impose a civil penalty ($100 to $1,000) against
a billing review service that uses a standard not in compliance
with the statute.
Second
Injury Fund:
- Assessment
limit raised from 1.5% to 2.5%.
- WC
Board to assign an employee to monitor eligibility
of recipients.
Definition
of "Employer"
Specifies
that a parent and a subsidiary of a corporation or lessor
of employees are each considered to be the employer for
purposes of the exclusive remedy provisions of the WC
Act.
ICRB:
Deletes
the requirement that the ICRB must investigate assigned
risk employers (IC 27-7-2-34).
House
Enrolled Act 1050
On
March 15, 2000, the Governor signed HEA1050 to become
Public Law 193 effective July 1, 2000. The act provides
increased benefits for permanent partial impairments and
an increase in the average weekly wage maximum. The increase
in benefits are staged over a three year time period with
increases effective July 1, 2000; July 1, 2001; and July
1, 2002.
HEA1050
is expected to have an overall impact on system costs
of +7.7% over three years. The table below summarizes
the rate impact and the advisory rate filings that contemplate
the benefit increases.
