4123-17-55 Transitional work development grant and performance bonus.

 

 

 

4123-17-55                  Transitional work development grant and performance bonus.

 

 

 

(A)Definitions.

 

As used in this rule:

 

(1)"Application  deadline"  means  the  last  business  day  of  April  for  private employers and the last business day of October for public employers.

 

(2)"Transitional work" shall have the same meaning as in paragraph (BB) of rule 4123-6-01 of the Administrative Code.

 

(3)"Transitional work developer" means the provider who develops the employer's transitional work program. A transitional work developer shall:

 

(a) Be certified by the bureau to participate in the health partnership program as one of the following provider types designated in rule 4123-6-02.2 of the Administrative Code:

 

(i) A vocational rehabilitation case manager,

 

(ii) An occupational therapist, or

 

(iii) A physical therapist.

 

(b) Complete bureau sponsored transitional work development training prior to delivering transitional work programs; and

 

(c) Have verified experience in developing transitional work programs according to the bureau's transitional work policy, or verified mentoring experience with a developer of transitional work services according to the bureau's transitional work policy.

 

(B)Eligibility requirements.

 

Eligibility for benefits under paragraphs (C) and (D) of this rule is limited to state-fund private employers and public employer taxing districts. An employer that is found to be ineligible for participation in the program may reapply for a subsequent program year.

 

(1)At the time of bureau review of the application for the program, the employer must be current with respect to all payments due the bureau, as defined in paragraph (A)(3) of rule 4123-17-14 of the Administrative Code.

 

(2)The employer shall not have cumulative lapses in workers' compensation coverage in excess of forty days within the twelve months preceding the application date for the grant or the application deadline for the performance bonus.

 

 

(3) The employer shall be in an active, reinstated, or debtor-in-possession policy status at the time of bureau review of application for the program.

(4) The  employer  must  continue  to  meet  all  eligibility  requirements  during participation in the program.

(C)Transitional work program development grant.

(1) An employer interested in obtaining a transitional work program development grant shall apply to the bureau on a form provided by the bureau. In signing the application form, the chief executive officer or designated management representative of the employer is certifying to the bureau that the employer will comply with all program requirements.

(2) The bureau shall evaluate each application to determine the employer's eligibility to receive a transitional work program development grant, and shall have the final authority to approve a grant for an eligible employer and to determine the amount of the grant. If, upon review of an application, the bureau determines that it can assist the employer in developing a transitional work program, the bureau may deny the grant and provide assistance to the employer directly.

(3) An employer may be eligible for no more than one transitional work program development grant per policy number. An employer who previously received a grant from the bureau for development of a transitional work program shall be ineligible to receive a subsequent grant under this rule; however, the bureau shall provide assistance to employers as needed to update transitional work programs developed with previous grants.

(4) Grant amounts will be determined by the bureau based on employer size and the complexity of services needed for transitional work services. Factors which may determine appropriate grant amounts may include the employer's:

(a) Payroll;

(b) Job classifications;

(c) Job analyses needed; and

(d)Collective bargaining units.

(5) The bureau shall not reimburse an employer for costs associated with a transitional work developer's preparing and submitting a proposal to an employer, and shall not reimburse for costs determined by the bureau to be ineligible or unnecessary. The bureau may monitor the content and implementation of transitional work services.

(D)Transitional work performance bonus program.

An employer who has developed and implemented a bureau-approved transitional work program may be eligible to receive a transitional work performance bonus as provided for in this rule.

(1) An employer interested in participating in the transitional work performance bonus program shall apply to the bureau on a form provided by the bureau. In signing the application form, the chief executive officer or designated management representative of the employer is certifying to the bureau that the employer will comply with all program requirements.

(2) The bureau shall evaluate each application to determine the employer's eligibility to participate in the transitional work performance bonus program at the time of the application. The bureau shall have the final authority to approve an eligible employer for participation in the transitional work performance bonus program.

(3) The transitional work program performance bonus calculation shall occur at six months following the end of the applicable policy year. The bureau will evaluate all claims of the employer with injury dates that fall within the applicable policy year to determine:

(a) How many of those claims had the potential for transitional work services, and

(b) How many of the claims identified in paragraph (D)(3)(a) above utilized transitional work services.

(4) The bureau will calculate the employer's percentage of claims with potential for transitional work services in which transitional work services were utilized.

(5) The employer will receive a performance bonus equal to the percentage calculated pursuant to paragraph (D)(4) above multiplied by a percentage of the employer's pure premium for the applicable policy year as set forth in the appendix to rule 4123-17-75 of the Administrative Code. The performance bonus will be posted to the employer's account with the bureau.

(6) An employer may appeal the bureau's transitional work performance bonus program application rejection or the bureau's transitional work performance bonus determination to the bureau's adjudicating committee pursuant to section 4123.291 of the Revised Code and rule 4123-14-06 of the Administrative Code.

Effective:     CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY	07/01/2012
Certification
03/26/2012
Date
Promulgated Under:	111.15
Statutory Authority:	4121.12, 4121.121
Rule Amplifies:	4123.29, 4123.34