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Division of Workers' Compensation

Notices

  • The Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Workers' Compensation has adopted the Health Care Provider Certification rule (Rule Chapter 69L-29, Florida Administrative Code). The rule has an effective date of Wednesday, February 6, 2013. The revised rule modifies the process by which health care providers meet the minimum criteria for certification pursuant to section 440.13(3)(a), Florida Statutes. The rule also introduces the "Florida Workers' Compensation Health Care Provider Certification Tutorial", a no-cost, on-line resource that implements an electronic certification process for health care providers that will improve the efficiencies in the certification process. The tutorial ensures participation only by statutorily defined providers and offers a learning tool that allows providers to progress at their own pace and to create and maintain their provider profile. The tutorial consists of an overview of the Florida Workers’ Compensation System and the general administrative policies with which a health care provider must become familiar to be certified and successfully participate in Florida’s workers’ compensation program. In anticipation of this new provider certification rule, the Division has been sending out notifications to currently certified providers. These notifications invite certified providers to access and review their respective profile. You can access the rule here. You can access online provider certification and profile management here.
    If you have questions about the communication or the new rule, please contact Eric Lloyd, Program Administrator, Office of Medical Services, at (850) 413-1689 or Eric.Lloyd@myfloridacfo.com
  • Notice of workers' compensation law change [Read more 19K PDF] - The Florida Legislature passed, and the Governor signed into law, CS/HB 941, which amends sections 440.02(9) and 440.05, Florida Statutes. These amendments will streamline the filing and processing of exemption applications. Effective July 1, 2012, the Division will release the Notice of Election to be Exempt web-based system. This easy to use system will allow applicants to electronically submit applications for, or renewal of their Certificate of Election to be Exempt.
  • The Division of Workers' Compensation recognizes the importance of providing stakeholders with more information to assist them in fulfilling their rights and responsibilities under the Workers' Compensation Law. As a result, the Division is pleased to announce three new enhancements that have been added to the Proof of Coverage Database. These enhancements will provide information relating to the number of employees reported for each employer; the governing classification code reported for each employer; and the scope of business or trade(s) listed on Certificates of Exemption. A detailed description of each enhancement is listed below:
    1. Total Number of Employees – Represents the total number of employees for each employer as reported by the insurance carrier. The total number of employees is displayed for each location reported on the policy. Insurance carriers are required to report the total number of employees for all policies that are issued with an effective date of October 1, 2009 or after.
    2. Governing Classification Code – Represents the workers' compensation classification code which best describes the business operation and which includes the most payroll generated by the business as reported by the insurance carrier.
    3. Scope of Business or Trade – Refers to the trade or business activity that best describes the business as reported by the corporate officer. The scope of business or trades are displayed for each Certificate of Exemption. The Certificate of Exemption only applies to the scope of business or trade listed on the certificate.
  • The Special Disability Trust Fund, Estimation of Liabilities as of June 30, 2011 [357K PDF] has been produced, as required by Florida Statutes 440.49(9)(e).
  • The Three-Member Panel has finalized its 2011 Biennial Report. The Report contains the Panel’s recommendations on methods to improve the workers’ compensation health care delivery system and has been submitted to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the President of the Senate as required by subsection 440.13(12)(e)(4), Florida Statutes. The 2011 Three-Member Panel Report is hosted on this site under Publications and Reimbursement Manuals.
    If you have questions about this communication, please contact: Eric Lloyd, Program Administrator, Office of Medical Services, Division of Workers' Compensation, Department of Financial Services, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4228, Phone (850) 413-1944 or eric.lloyd@myfloridacfo.com.
  • The Division of Workers’ Compensation has implemented an online Penalty Payment Service for employers that have been issued a Stop-Work Order or Order of Penalty Assessment. This free service allows you to pay your entire penalty in full or to pay the monthly installments that are required in your periodic payment plan. The Penalty Payment Service is convenient, simple to set up, and easy to use. See the Instructional Manual [2.8MB PDF] for general information about the online service and step-by-step instructions for setting up an online payment account. To make an online penalty payment, access the following links:

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