Concerning the duties of industrial insurance self-insured employers and third-party administrators.
What changed between versions
Added a formal 'Certification of Enrollment' page at the beginning of the bill text to document its passage by the Senate and House.
Modified the criteria for decertifying self-insurers to explicitly include failure to comply with corrective actions or court orders, in addition to repeated violations of the duty of good faith.
Added a provision stating that inadvertent or minor errors and delays are not considered violations of the duty of good faith and fair dealing.
Added new requirements mandating that the department impose corrective actions, such as probation, for self-insurers found to have violated the duty of good faith two or more times within three years.
Established a rule that if a self-insurer commits two or more violations within two years after completing a prior corrective action, their certification must be automatically withdrawn.
Clarified the definition of 'Private sector firefighter employer' to specify that it applies only to the employer's relationship with their own firefighters.