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RSA 281-A:55 · Special Fund for Second Injuries
281-A:55 Special Fund for Second Injuries. –
Copy linkA special fund is hereby established in the state treasury for the purpose of making payments in accordance with RSA 281-A:15, III, RSA 281-A:54 and this section. The commissioner shall administer the fund. The state treasurer shall be the custodian of the fund, and all moneys and securities in the fund shall be held in trust by the state treasurer and shall not constitute money or property of the state.
Copy linkThe state treasurer is authorized to disburse moneys from the fund only upon written order of the commissioner. The state treasurer shall be required to give bond in an amount to be fixed and with securities approved by the commissioner conditioned upon the faithful performance of the treasurer's duty as custodian of the fund. The premium of the bond shall be paid out of the fund.
Copy linkEach insurance carrier and self-insurer shall, pursuant to rules adopted by the commissioner, make payments to the fund in an amount equal to that proportion of 115 percent of the total obligation of the fund during the preceding 12 months, less the amount of the net assets in the fund as of March 31 of the current year, which the total workers' compensation benefits, including medical benefits, paid by each insurance carrier and self-insurer bore to the total workers' compensation benefits, including medical benefits, paid by all insurance carriers and self-insurers in the preceding calendar year.
Copy linkThe commissioner shall conserve the assets of the fund. In furtherance of this purpose, the attorney general shall appoint an employee of the department of justice to represent the fund in all proceedings brought to enforce claims against the fund.
Copy linkAn insurance carrier or self-insurer failing without sufficient cause to make payment under this section within the period specified by the commissioner shall be assessed a civil penalty of $100 for each day that the payment is overdue, which shall be deposited into the department of labor restricted fund established in RSA 273:1-b. Source. 1988, 194:2. 1989, 294:5. 2005, 85:3, eff. June 7, 2005. 2011, 224:64, eff. July 1, 2011. 2021, 91:129, eff. July 1, 2021.
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Source. 1988, 194:2. 1989, 294:5. 2005, 85:3, eff. June 7, 2005. 2011, 224:64, eff. July 1, 2011. 2021, 91:129, eff. July 1, 2021.
Source history
- 1988, 194:2
- 1989, 294:5
- 2005, 85:3, eff. June 7, 2005
- 2011, 224:64, eff. July 1, 2011
- 2021, 91:129, eff. July 1, 2021
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e Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Sections; State-Funded Employee Assistance Program for Small Communities; Establishment of Fund. Amend RSA 281-A by inserting after section 17-f the following new sections: 281-A:17-g First Responders Support Fund. There is established a first responders support fund, which shall be administered by the department of health an
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Retirement. Amend RSA 100-A:4, III(b) to read as follows: (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (a) or any other law to the contrary, any member who receives a weekly award under the provisions of RSA 281-A from the commissioner of labor, for injury arising out of and in the course of employment, shall be entitled to creditable service for said period [not in excess of one year]. To receive creditable service, a
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III(b) to read as follows: (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (a) or any other law to the contrary, any member who receives a weekly award under the provisions of RSA 281-A from the commissioner of labor, for injury arising out of and in the course of employment, shall be entitled to creditable service for said period [not in excess of one year]. To receive creditable service, a member sha
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d workers' compensation and unemployment compensation programs, which are regulated by and which report to the department of labor and the department of employment security, under RSA 281-A and RSA 282-A, respectively, shall be exempt from the requirements of this section as long as their operations and reports conform to the laws and rules adopted by those departments. 5-B:4-a Authority of the Secreta
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d workers' compensation and unemployment compensation programs, which are regulated by and which report to the department of labor and the department of employment security, under RSA 281-A and RSA 282-A, respectively, shall be exempt from the requirements of this section as long as their operations and reports conform to the laws and rules adopted by those departments. 5-B:4-a Authority of the Secreta
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Opinions and discipline decisions mentioning this RSA
- 2010-233/2010-234 Appeal of the Hartford Insurance Company (New Hampshire Compensation Appeals Board) Supreme Court opinion · May 26, 2011