Section 176.223 Prompt Payment Report

176.223 PROMPT PAYMENT REPORT.

The department shall publish an annual report providing data on the promptness of all insurers and self-insurers in making first payments on a claim for injury. The report shall identify all insurers and self-insurers and state the percentage of first payments made within 14 days from the last date worked for each of the insurers and self-insurers. The report shall also list the total number of claims and the number of claims paid within the 14-day standard. Each report shall contain the required information for each of the last four years the report has been compiled so that a total of five years is included. The department shall make the report available to employers and shall provide a copy to each insurer and self-insurer listed in the report for the current year.

History:

1995 c 231 art 2 s 86