Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
The superintendent shall appoint the members of the dispute
board, which shall consist of five voting members, one non-voting regulatory
participant and two non-voting advisors as follows:
A. The one non-voting regulatory participant
shall be from the staff of the office of superintendent of insurance.
B. The five voting members shall be from the
private sector as follows:
(1) one voting
member shall be a private sector employer or a representative of a private
sector employer located in New Mexico;
(2) one voting member shall be affiliated
with a local chamber of commerce, small business federation, or similar
business association in New Mexico;
(3) two voting members shall be independent
insurance agents licensed in New Mexico;
(4) one voting member shall be a
representative from a New Mexico self-insurance group;
(5) each voting member shall be knowledgeable
concerning workers' compensation insurance, rules, and classifications and
shall be familiar with the business environment and business community of New
Mexico;
(6) no voting member shall
be, or be an employee of, an insurance company, insurance broker, law firm,
actuary, or any association of any such entities; neither shall any such member
be under contract to any such entity;
(7) no two voting memberships shall be
affiliated with the same business organization, affiliated group, business
league, or labor organization and
(8) all voting memberships shall be held in
the name of the individual.
C. One non-voting advisor shall be an
insurance company that writes workers' compensation insurance policies in New
Mexico.
(1) The insurance company shall
designate one salaried employee to represent it on the dispute board, and
another salaried employee as an alternate.
(2) The company representative or alternate
representative shall attend each meeting of the dispute board and shall serve
as a technical and business resource. The representative will provide advice to
the dispute board on issues relating to experience modification factors,
classification assignments, manual rules and other related matters deemed
pertinent by the superintendent. The company representative may participate in
the discussion but shall have no vote in determining the dispute board's
decisions.
D. One
non-voting advisor shall be an employee of the advisory organization and shall
serve as a technical resource for the dispute board. The representative from
the advisory organization will provide advice to the dispute board on issues
relating to experience modification factors, classification assignments, manual
rules and other related matters deemed pertinent by the superintendent. The
advisory organization representative may participate in the discussion, but
shall have no vote in determining the dispute board's decisions.
