La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § I-3127

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section I-3127 - Program Insurance and Reporting Accidents

A. Program Insurance

1. Proposed motorcycle operator training courses or other proposed program activities to be conducted on or with properties and/or equipment owned or not owned by the state shall be reported to the program coordinator in order that the Office of Risk Management can provide appropriate insurance coverage for loan-trainer motorcycles and/or the conduct of the course or activity offered and provide certificates of insurance, as proof of coverage, if needed. Appropriate insurance for the program will be obtained through the Office of Risk Management as per R.S. 39:1527 et seq., for the purpose of acquiring general liability coverage, etc. No proposed program course or activity may be conducted without first obtaining written approval from the program coordinator as per this Chapter.

B. Reporting of Accidents and Damages

1. If an injury to an individual occurs as a result of the conduct of a program activity or course and/or if the individual requires treatment by a physician or medical technicians and/or hospitalization, the injury shall be orally reported to the program coordinator or designee by the course lead instructor as soon as possible but no later than four working days after the accident. In addition, an Accident/Injury Report(s) (MS6) shall be submitted to the program coordinator within four working days of the accident. (An accident as it relates to the program shall be defined as an incident in which a course student or instructor drops the motorcycle causing any part of the motorcycle, other than the tires, to touch the ground, or an incident in which the motorcycle comes into contact with any other moving object or fixed object (other than marker cones), or an incident in which any individual has discomfort, pain, or injury inflicted by a training motorcycle or the course training process.

2. Completed Accident and Injury Report (MS6) must be submitted to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Transportation and Environmental Safety Section, 7919 Independence Blvd., Box 832, Baton Rouge, LA 70806, telephone (225) 925-6113. Instructors should copy Form MS6 as needed.

3. Copies of notices, summons or other legal documents, pertaining to a claim or suit against the department or its personnel should be forwarded immediately by the motorcycles safety instructor receiving same to the program coordinator for review by appropriate authorities

La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § I-3127

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of State Police, LR 36:543 (March 2010).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S.32:402.3.