Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 40 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Part I - Workers' Compensation Administration
Subpart 1 - General Administration
Chapter 17 - Fiscal Responsibility Unit
Section I-1703 - Termination of Coverage by Insurance Carriers; Employer to Obtain New Coverage
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Any insurance carrier desiring to cancel or terminate an insurance policy before the expiration date stated in the policy shall be required to give 20 days prior notice thereof in writing to the Office of Workers' Compensation, the employer, and the Commissioner of Insurance.
B. The employer whose policy has been canceled or terminated shall, on or before the twentieth day after receipt of the notice of cancellation or termination, file evidence with the Office of Workers' Compensation of having obtained other coverage in accordance with the Act. Failure on the part of the employer to file such evidence within 20 days shall be considered by the Office of Workers' Compensation as prima facie evidence of violation and subject the employer to the penalties prescribed under R.S. 23:1170 of the Act (effective July 1, 1989).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 23:1168 of Act 938 of 1988 Regular Session.
