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Notice: 6456628

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

Division:

Division of Workers' Compensation

Chapter:

WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS

Overview

RULE:

69L-3.0046	Wage Statement: Employer's and Claim Administrator's Responsibility to Record and Report Wages
69L-3.025	Forms

PURPOSE:

To revise forms to comply with the revision of Section 119.071(5), F.S. (2007), that precludes an agency from collecting an individual’s social security number unless such collection conforms to the specific provisions of that statute. Forms DFS-F2-DWC-1a (Wage Statement) and DFS-F2-DWC-30 (Authorization and Request for Unemployment Compensation Information) are amended so that the collection of the social security number is discontinued. Forms DFS-F2-DWC-1 (First Report of Injury or Illness), DFS-F2-DWC-3 (Request for Wage Loss/Temporary Partial Benefits), DFS-F2-DWC-4 (Notice of Action/Change), DFS-F2-DWC-12 (Notice of Denial), DFS-F2-DWC-13 (Claim Cost Report), DFS-F2-DWC-14 (Request for Social Security Disability Benefit Information), DFS-F2-DWC-19 (Employee Earnings Report), DFS-F2-DWC-33 (Permanent Total Off-Set Worksheet), DFS-F2-DWC-35 (Permanent Total Supplemental Worksheet), DFS-F2-DWC-40 (Statement of Quarterly Earnings for Supplemental Income Benefits), and DFS-F2-DWC-49 (Aggregate Claims Administration Change Report) are amended to include a purpose and use statement regarding collection of the social security number. This amendment also makes clerical revisions to the existing rules to be consistent with these revisions.

SUMMARY:

Revision of forms to either eliminate the collection of social security numbers or to include a purpose and use statement explaining such collection.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

440.14, 440.15, 440.185, 440.185(5), 440.20, 440.345, 440.591 FS.

LAW:

440.12(2), 440.14(3), 440.15(1), (4), (9), (10), 440.185(4), (5), (9), (10), 440.20(2), (3), 440.345, 440.35, 440.51(6), (9) FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

11/26/2008 Vol. 34/48

COMMENTS:

From 11/26/2008 To 12/17/2008 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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