Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0800-02-03-.03 - SAFETY COMMITTEES - GENERAL

(1) Every public or private employer which is subject to the Workers' Compensation Law shall establish and administer a safety committee if the Commissioner of Labor finds that the employer has an experience modification factor (or rate) applied to the premium greater than or equal to one and twenty hundredths (1.20). The Commissioner shall provide notice to affected employers not less than 30 days before the implementation of such committees.

(2) Every self-insured employer and insurance company authorized to write workers' compensation insurance shall submit its modification factors (or rates) for each of its workers' compensation insureds to the Commissioner of Commerce and Insurance, when requested by the Commissioner. On request from the Commissioner of Labor, the Commissioner of Commerce and Insurance shall provide the Department of Labor with such information.

(3) Any employer disputing the determination of the employers experience modification rates may appeal such determination to the Commissioner of Commerce and Insurance.

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Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0800-02-03-.03

Original rule filed January 28, 1993; effective March 14, 1993. Amendment filed March 20, 2007; effective July 27, 2007.

Authority: TCA §§ 50-6-101, 50-6-102, 50-6-103, 50-6-233, 50-6-501, 50-6-502, 50-6-503, 50-6-504, 50-6-505, and 4-5-202.