W. Va. Code R. § 85-18-1 - General

1.1. Scope. -- This exempt legislative rule addresses employers approved to administer and provide their own system of compensation to their injured employees, pursuant to W. Va. Code § 23-2-9. This rule applies to employers who previously were in this status, currently are in this status or enter this status at some point in the future, and to all liabilities of an employer pursuant to being in this status. This rule also applies to the qualifications of third party administrators hired by self-insured employers to help administer workers' compensation claims filed by the injured workers of self-insured employers.

1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code §§ 23-2-9; 23-2C-22; 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 Commissioner and approved by the Industrial Council are not subject to legislative approval as would otherwise be required under West Virginia 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.

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W. Va. Code R. § 85-18-1