New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 11 - LABOR AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Chapter 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Part 11 - PROOF OF COVERAGE
Section 11.4.11.7 - DEFINITIONS

A. "Certified vendor" (also referred to as a "vendor") means a company or business which electronically transmits proof of coverage insurance information to the workers' compensation administration either for itself or for others and is certified by the WCA as being qualified to submit POC data using the IAIABC format. The terms "certified vendor" and "vendor" are used interchangeably within this rule and carry the same meaning. A vendor's identity is not considered a record of the workers' compensation administration and is therefore not protected by the confidentiality provision.

B. "Filed" means that the policy information required under these rules has successfully passed all edits and has been accepted, date and time stamped and uploaded into the workers' compensation administration's database.

C. "IAIABC" means the international association of industrial accident boards and commissions.

D. "Insurer" means any insurance carrier or self-insured group or other entity that issues a workers' compensation insurance policy or provides workers' compensation coverage for itself or subsidiaries by any other means.

E. "POC" means proof of coverage.

F. "POC flat file" or "POC flat file format" means the IAIABC defined standard in which proof of coverage data is electronically submitted to the WCA.

G. "WCA certified" or "WCA certification" means a vendor has received approval from the WCA to submit POC data electronically. WCA certification is required prior to submitting POC data.