Regulatory News

The Special Disability Trust Fund, within the Department of Financial Services – Division of Workers’ Compensation, is required by Section 440.49(8)(d), Florida Statutes, to report, annually, on the status of the Fund to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the President of the Senate. This report is required to be produced by an independent actuary and is now available on the reports page of the DWC website along with all prior annual reports. The link below will take you to the current report. https://myfloridacfo.com/Division/WC/PublicationsFormsManualsReports/Reports/Florida-Special-Disability-Trust-Fund-Actuarial-Review-063018.pdf If you have any questions about this report or about the Fund in general, please contact Tom Krick, Fund Manager, at (850) 413-1651 or by email at Tom.Krick@Myfloridacfo.com

The Florida Division of Workers' Compensation submitted a Notice of Development of Rulemaking for Rule 69L-3.009, F.A.C. A Rule development workshop will be held on Thursday, October 4, 2018, at 9:00 a.m., EDT, at 2012 Capital Circle, SE, Room 102, Hartman Building. A new rule is being introduced due to the passage of CS/CS/SB 376, which added subsections (5) and (6) to section 112.1815, Florida Statutes (F.S.). Section 112.1815(5)(f), F.S., requires the Department of Financial Services to adopt rules specifying injuries qualifying as grievous bodily harm of a nature that shocks the conscience. The official Notice of Rule Development appeared in Volume 44, Number 182, of the Florida Administrative Weekly, published on September 18, 2018. If you have questions about the contents of this notice, please contact Brittany O’Neil, Policy Coordinator, Division of Workers' Compensation at (850) 413-1927 or brittany.oneil@myfloridacfo.com . A copy of the Notice and draft Rule language

The Florida Division of Workers' Compensation has published a new data summary report, the first in a series of reports. The purpose of this and future publications is to provide insight into the unique aspects of the Florida’s workers’ compensation system. The report may be found at the following link. 2018 Construction Industry Summary