Minnesota Administrative Rules

5229.0400 NOMINATION AND QUALIFICATIONS OF ARBITRATORS.

Subpart 1.

Nomination.

Workers' compensation insurers, self-insured employers who administer their own claims, and third-party administrators for self-insured employers may annually nominate individuals to the roster. Self-nomination is not allowed. Additional nominations will be closed on April 17, 1996, and will be reopened every year from March 18 to April 17.

Subp. 2.

Qualifications.

Members of the roster must have a minimum of five years of technical claims handling in Minnesota workers' compensation or five years of legal experience in Minnesota workers' compensation. The administrator must verify that all persons nominated meet the qualifications.

Subp. 3.

Membership on roster.

Each qualified nominee who is willing to participate must be included in membership on the roster.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 175.17; 175.171; 176.191; 176.83

History:

20 SR 2286

Published Electronically:

June 11, 2008