GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

S	1 

SENATE BILL 163*

Short Title:  Comp Carrier Safety Services.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senators Plexico and Martin of Guilford.
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Referred to:  Insurance.
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February 16, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE AND THE RATE BUREAU TO DEVELOP A PROPOSED PLAN FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION CARRIERS LOSS CONTROL SERVICES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The North Carolina Rate Bureau and the Commissioner of Insurance shall jointly develop a plan for loss control and accident prevention consultation services that requires all insurers writing workers' compensation insurance in this State to provide or make available services to their insureds regarding workplace safety, loss control, and accident prevention.
The plan shall address the types of services to be provided or made available and may distinguish the prescribed services by the hazards of the industry, employer size, and other relevant factors.
The plan shall be filed by December 1, 1993, with the Legislative Research Commission's committee studying fire and occupational safety issues, if then in existence; otherwise, the recommended plan shall be filed with the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations by December 1, 1993.
Sec. 2.  The purpose of this legislation is to provide a plan for review only.  Approval of or acquiescence in the plan by the Legislative Research Commission or its committees or the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations does not make the plan effective; provided, however, that this legislation shall not be construed as impairing the authority of the Rate Bureau and Commissioner to make the plan effective pursuant to Chapter 58 of the General Statutes.
Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.