The purpose of this rule is to implement the provisions of W. Va. Code, § 23-2B-3, to promote the voluntary implementation of qualified loss management programs through the provision of a prospective premium tax credit. The goal of this rule is to establish workers' compensation reforms by increasing employer and employee commitment to workplace safety and injury prevention, resulting in a reduction of occupational fatalities, injuries and illnesses, and post-injury assistance to the worker which will result in the rendering of higher quality health care to the employee and a reduction in the workers' compensation fund deficit.
W. Va. Code R. § 85-24-2