Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) The
Committee shall consist of seven voting and one nonvoting member as follows:
(a) Five voting members shall be insurers,
one of which shall be the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation. No two
insurers that share common ownership or management so as to meet the definition
of a controlled group under Sections 851(c)(3) or 1563(a) of
the Internal Revenue Code shall serve together on the
Committee;
(b) One voting member
shall be an Oregon Workers' Compensation insured;
(c) One voting member shall be a "public
body" as defined by ORS
192.410(1);
(d) The nonvoting member shall be the
Director or the Director's designee.
(2) The Committee officers are as follows:
(a) Chairperson shall be the Director, or
Director's designee;
(b) First
Vice-chairperson and Second Vice-chairperson shall be elected by insurer voting
members for annual terms provided that one of the vice-chairpersons be the
State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation.
(c) Recording Secretary shall be a
representative of the NCCI.
(3) Committee members shall be selected as
follows:
(a) The Director shall appoint the
insured member and public body members;
(b) The Director shall appoint the insurer
members as follows:
(A) NCCI shall compile a
list of nominees which the Director is to consider when making such
appointments. The Director, however, is not required to appoint any of the
nominees presented by NCCI;
(B) The
list of nominees complied by NCCI shall contain no fewer than seven candidates,
one of which shall be the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation;
(C) The nominees presented by NCCI shall
possess expertise in the application of the Oregon workers' compensation rating
system;
(D) The nominees presented
by NCCI shall, to the extent possible, represent on a written premium basis a
balance between stock and non-stock insurers;
(E) NCCI shall provide the list of nominees
to the Director 30 days prior to the date the Director is required to make the
appointments;
(F) When an
appointment is made, the Director will immediately notify NCCI regarding the
identity of the insured member and public body members;
(G) In the event the Director fails to make
any such appointment, the members serving on the Committee for the term
immediately preceding shall continue to serve until such time as a new
appointment is made.
(c)
Each member appointed by the Director shall furnish to the Director, and to the
NCCI the names, addresses, and telephone and facsimile numbers of the
individuals which it has selected to serve as its representative and alternate
on the Committee.
(4)
Each insurer member's term on the Committee shall be for three years. The
insurer members shall serve staggered terms. For the first term, two insurer
members shall be selected for one year terms, two shall be selected for two
year terms, and one shall be selected for a three year term.
(5) The insured member and public body
members shall each serve for a one year term.
(6) Vacancies on the Committee shall be
filled for the remainder of the unexpired term pursuant to section (3) of this
rule. Newly appointed members shall be from the same class as the retiring
member.
(7) Members shall be
reimbursed by NCCI for the reasonable expenses connected with the Committee
functions, including, but not limited to, travel expenses, food and lodging.
Such reimburse-ment may be provided as a per diem allowance. Members shall
receive no other compensation for their participation.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
731.244, ORS
737.310(13)
& ORS 737.526(1)
Stats. Implemented: ORS
737.310(13)
& ORS 737.526
