W. C. Circular Letter No. 699
Retrospective Rating Article No. 192
Notice is hereby given that the Commissioner of Insurance has entered Commissioner's Order No. 00-0184 dated February 16, 2000, which adopted the addition of Rule XX to the Texas Basic Manual of Rules, Classifications and Experience Rating Plan for Workers' Compensation and Employers' Liability Insurance (Manual). The purpose of the addition of this rule to the Manual is to implement House Bill 3697, passed during the 76th Legislature. This bill, which amends Insurance Code Article 5.76-5 by adding § 10A, requires the Texas Workers' Compensation Insurance Fund (Fund) to return to certified self-insurers and insurance companies the amount of maintenance tax surcharge paid for calendar years 1991 through 1996. The insurance companies are then required to send a proportionate share of the amount of maintenance tax surcharge received from the Fund to qualifying policyholders, as defined by the rule.
The addition of Rule XX to the Manual is effective March 11, 2000, which is fifteen days after notice of this adoption was published in the February 25, 2000 edition of the Texas Register.
Copies of the revised Manual pages will be sent free of charge to those who have purchased a copy of the Manual from the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI). The Manual may be purchased from the TDI for $30.00 per manual in accordance with the order information sheet attached to this letter. The Manual is also available to be downloaded from the TDI Web Page (www.tdi.state.tx.us).
Yours very truly,
Nancy Moore
Deputy Commissioner
Workers' Compensation
Nancy.Moore@tdi.state.tx.us