WCB-43-08-00001-A To Increase the Arbitration Filing Fees Associated with the WCB's Health Insurers Matching Program (HIMP)

12/31/08 N.Y. St. Reg. WCB-43-08-00001-A

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXX, ISSUE 53

December 31, 2008

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD

NOTICE OF ADOPTION

 

I.D No. WCB-43-08-00001-A

Filing No. 1307

Filing Date. Dec. 15, 2008

Effective Date. Jan. 01, 2009

To Increase the Arbitration Filing Fees Associated with the WCB's Health Insurers Matching Program (HIMP)

PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following action:

Action taken:

Amendment of section 325-6.15 of Title 12 NYCRR.

Statutory authority:

Workers' Compensation Law, sections 13(d), (h) and 117

Subject:

To increase the arbitration filing fees associated with the WCB's Health Insurers Matching Program (HIMP).

Purpose:

The rule increases the arbitration filing fees from $75 ($15 to the arbitrator) to $150 ($40 to the arbitrator).

Text or summary was published

in the October 22, 2008 issue of the Register, I.D. No. WCB-43-08-00001-P.

Final rule as compared with last published rule:

No changes.

Text of rule and any required statements and analyses may be obtained from:

Cheryl M. Wood, Workers' Compensation Board, 20 Park Street, Room 400, Albany, New York 12207, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Assessment of Public Comment

The agency received no public comment.