California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 8 - Office of the Director
Subchapter 2 - Administration of Self-Insurance Plans
Article 12 - Claims Administration
Section 15450 - Certificate to Administer
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) A valid Certificate to Administer issued by the Manager shall be in the possession of each claims administrator, whether a person, firm, corporation, joint powers authority or self insured employer, to administer or adjust workers' compensation self insurance claims.
EXCEPTION 1: An insurer admitted to transact workers' compensation insurance in California is exempt from this requirement pursuant to Labor Code Section 3702.1(a);
NOTE: An insurance company subsidiary not admitted to transact workers' compensation insurance in California and engaged in the administration or adjustment of claims for a self insured employer is not exempt.
EXCEPTION 2: A private self insurer that administers its own claims and/or the claims of other private self insurers with common ownership or which are in the same Master Certificate file is exempt from this requirement.
EXCEPTION 3: A joint powers authority that holds a Master Certificate of Consent to Self Insure and administers its own claims; and/or the claims of other public self insurers which have an affiliate Certificate under the same Master Certificate file number held by the joint powers authority; and/or the claims of a former member of the joint powers authority is exempt from this requirement.
EXCEPTION 4: A public self insurer that administers its own agency's claims is exempt from this requirement.
(b) Application for a Certificate to Administer shall be made on forms provided by Self-Insurance Plans (Form A4-50 (Rev. 4/91)). A complete application shall include the application form, and fees in accordance with Section 15454.
NOTE: The current application form is contained in Plate L of the Appendix following the last Article of these Group 2 regulations.
(c) The Certificate to Administer expires June 30 and reapplication must be made prior to June 1 for the subsequent renewal period. The applicant may request the Certificate to Administer to be issued for a period of 1, 2 or 3 years.
(d) Failure to comply with Articles 6 and 9 of these regulations or engaging in improper practices as described in Labor Code Section 3702(a) is good cause for revocation or non-renewal of the Certificate to Administer.
1. New
article 12 (sections 15450-15463, not consecutive) filed 1-27-86; effective
thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 5).
2. Amendment of
article and section headings filed 2-19-92; operative 3-20-92 (Register 92, No.
13).
3. Amendment of subsections (a), (b)(2) and (d) filed 2-9-2006;
operative 3-11-2006 (Register 2006, No. 6).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 54, 55, 59, and 3702.10, Labor Code. Reference: Sections 59, 3702 and 3702.1, Labor Code. Government Code Sections 15375, 15376.