The commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry, in consultation with representatives of three workers' compensation insurers and one self-insured employer, must select an entity to act as administrator of the apportionment arbitration process. As set forth in parts 5229.0100 to 5229.0700, the administrator must facilitate the selection of arbitrators and the expeditious resolution of the equitable apportionment issues.
The administrator must keep a record of all arbitration proceedings, including copies of the documents submitted by the parties, the names of the arbitration panel, and a copy of the final arbitration order.
The term of the contract for the administrator must not exceed three years.
Minn. R. agency 151, ch. 5229, EQUITABLE APPORTIONMENT ARBITRATION, pt. 5229.0410
Statutory Authority: MS s 175.17; 175.171; 176.191; 176.83