HB600 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Richard J. Laird

Independent

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Workers' compensation insurance, volunteer fire departments and rescue squads, Insurance Department to set rates, based on certain annual payroll per person, Sec. 25-5-50 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, volunteer fire departments and emergency rescue squads are authorized to provide workers' compensation insurance for volunteer fire fighters and rescue squad members for injuries received during the course of performing their duties.

This bill would require the Commissioner of Insurance to regulate the maximum annual payroll per fire fighter or rescue squad member for the purpose of setting workers' compensation rates for volunteer fire departments or rescue squads, or combination departments.

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Subjects

Insurance Department