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Division of Workers' Compensation
Bureau of Operations Support
Core Functions
- Reimburses employers or their carriers for the excess in
workers’ compensation benefits they have provided to an employee
with a pre-existing impairment who is subsequently injured in a
covered workers’ compensation accident
- Determines the eligibility of claims for reimbursement
- Calculates the assessment rates to fund the administration of
the workers’ compensation system through the Workers’ Compensation
Administration Trust Fund and the Special Disability Trust Fund
- Audits and processes reimbursement requests
- Disburses Permanent Total Supplemental Benefits to certain
injured workers
Contact Information
Florida Statutory References
- Section
119.07, Public Records Release
- Section
440.15(1)(f), Permanent Total Disability
- Section
440.185, Notice of Injury or Death; Reports; Penalties for
Violations
- Section
440.20(15)(e), pay lag report
- Section
440.207, Education of stakeholders
- Section
440.40, Compensation Notice
- Section
440.49(1), Legislative intent.
- Section
440.49(2), Outlines the limitation of liability, definitions,
legislative intent and reimbursement provisions of the Special
Disability Trust Fund
- Section
440.49(3) to 440.49(7), Claims and reimbursement
- Section
440.49(8), Preferred Worker Program
- Section
440.49(9), Establishes the Fund
- Section
440.49(9), Assessments (Special Disability Trust Fund)
- Section
440.49(10), Administration of Trust Fund and Advisory Committee
- Section
440.51, Expenses of Administration
- Section
440.59, Reporting Requirements
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