Notices for Week of: February 26, 2009
PROPOSED STATE RULES
By law, public notice of proposed rules must be given by publication in newspapers of record. The purpose of these notices is to give the public a chance to respond to the proposals. The public notices for administrative rules are now also available online at http://vermont-archives.org/aparules/ovnotices.htm The law requires an agency to hold a public hearing on a proposed rule, if requested to do so in writing by 25 persons or an association having at least 25 members.
To make special arrangements for individuals with disabilities or special needs please call or write the contact person listed below as soon as possible
To obtain further information concerning any scheduled hearing(s), obtain copies of proposed rule(s) or submit comments regarding proposed rule(s), please call or write the contact person listed below. You may also submit comments in writing to the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules, State House, Montpelier, Vermont 05602 (828-2231).
Health Care Stop Loss Insurance
Vermont Proposed Rule: 09P012
AGENCY: Dept. of Banking, Insurance, Securities & Health Care Administration
CONCISE SUMMARY: This rule will establish minimum attachment points for stop-loss insurance policies issued to self-funded group health plans and the process for approval of the forms and rates for such policies.
TYPE OF PERSONS AFFECTED: Issuers of health care stop loss insurance policies and purchasers of such policies.
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS: The economic impact of this rule is minimal.
SCHEDULED HEARINGS: March 16, 2009, 11:00 a.m. at the Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration, 89 Main Street, Montpelier, VT 05602
DEADLINE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: March 23, 2009
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Herbert Olson, BISHCA, 89 Main Street Montpelier, VT 05602 802-828-3301.
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Rule 27.000 --- Mediation
Vermont Proposed Rule: 09P013
AGENCY: Dept. of Labor
CONCISE SUMMARY: The rule establishes a requirement that parties to a disputed workers' compensation (W.C.) claim attempt to resolve the dispute through mediation, prior to engaging in the time and expense of a formal administrative hearing. The existing workers' compensation hearing docket has a large backlog of cases to be heard, and it now takes several months to obtain a formal hearing and decision. This delay can be expensive for all parties involved. Effective, good faith mediation should reduce the number of disputes requiring a formal hearing. Mediation has proved an effective dispute resolution tool in state and federal courts, family and small claims court, and the environmental court.
TYPE OF PERSONS AFFECTED: Injured workers, employers including the State of Vermont and worker's compensation insurers, insurance adjusters, mediators, workers' compensation attorneys, and the Department of Labor.
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS: The rule should reduce the overall costs of the workers' compensation dispute resolution process. The cost of mediation is to be split by the parties involved in the mediation.
SCHEDULED HEARINGS: Monday, March 23, 2009, 6 - 8 pm via Vermont Interactive Television (VIT): Montpelier, Brattleboro, Bennington, White River Junction, Rutland and Lyndonville sites. For more information on participating through VIT and site locations contact VIT at 802-728-1455 or http://www.vitlink.org/Locations.php .
DEADLINE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: April 1, 2009
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: J. Stephen Monahan, Director, Workers' Compensation & Safety Division, Vermont Department of Labor 5 Green Mountain Drive PO Box 488 Montpelier, VT 05601-0488 Tel. 802-828-2138 Fax: 802-828-2195 stephen.monahan@state.vt.us
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Rules Governing the Retrieval and Utilization of Fish and Wildlife
Vermont Proposed Rule: 09P011
AGENCY: Natural Resources, Fish & Wildlife Dept.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: David Englander Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife, 103 South Main Street, Waterbury, VT 05671 802-241-3817.
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- If you have general questions about the rulemaking process, please contact
- Louise Corliss by e-mail at or by phone 802-828-2863
This page was last updated on: 2009-12-11.
