Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
1.1. Scope. -- This exempt legislative rule provides for the establishment and collection of statutory percentage surcharges to be remitted to the Insurance Commissioner for deposit in the Workers' Compensation Debt Reduction Fund created in W. Va. Code § 23-2D-5 and for statutory percentage surcharges to be remitted to the Insurance Commissioner for the regulatory costs associated with regulating West Virginia's workers' compensation market.1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code §§ 23-2C-3(f)(1) through (3); 23-2C-5(c)(2); 23-2C-22; 23-2D-5; 23-2D-6; 33-2-10(b); and 33-2-21(a). Pursuant to W. Va. Code §§ 23-2C-5(c)(2) and 33-2-10(b), workers' compensation rules proposed by the Insurance Commissioner and approved by the Industrial Council are not subject to legislative approval as would otherwise be required under W. Va. Code § 29A-3-1 et seq. Public notice requirements of that chapter and article, however, must be followed.1.3. Filing Date. -- July 18, 2008.1.4. Effective Date. -- August 17, 2008.