§ 28-53-1. Preamble and legislative findings. WHEREAS, The system of workers’ compensation in the state of Rhode Island was once in a state of acute crisis until legislative intervention and oversight produced what is now a nationally recognized model of a well-managed economical program that provides injured workers with appropriate compensation, health care, and rehabilitative […]
§ 28-53-2. Establishment — Sources — Administration. (a)(1) There shall be established within the department of labor and training a special restricted receipt account to be known as the Rhode Island uninsured protection fund. The department shall maintain the fund for the exclusive purpose of making payments to an injured employee otherwise entitled to benefits […]
§ 28-53-3. Powers and duties of the fund. The fund shall: (1) Be authorized to pay covered claims as determined by the director and the workers’ compensation court pursuant to the provisions of this section and promulgate all rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions and overall purpose of this chapter. The rules and […]
§ 28-53-4. Payor of last resort. The fund shall not distribute funds of any kind to any insured, insurer, or self-insured employer and shall not be deemed an insurer for any purpose noted in this act. History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 509, § 1.
§ 28-53-5. Establishment of reserves — Disbursement of excess funds. When the balance of the fund, following the deduction of operating expenses, reserves, claims, administration costs and all other reasonable and necessary costs and expenses, exceeds the sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000), the director is authorized to determine by experience or other appropriate accounting […]
§ 28-53-6. Custodian — Orders for payment. The general treasurer of the state of Rhode Island shall be the custodian of such fund and the state controller is hereby authorized and empowered to draw orders upon the general treasurer upon receipt of duly authenticated vouchers. History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 509, § 1.
§ 28-53-7. Payments to employees of uninsured employers. (a) Where it is determined that the employee was injured in the course of employment while working for an employer who or that fails to maintain a policy of workers’ compensation insurance as required by § 28-36-1 et seq., in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, […]
§ 28-53-8. Limitations on payments to injured employees. (a) Where the director determines by experience or other appropriate accounting and actuarial methods that the reserves in the fund are insufficient to pay all claims presented or pending, the director shall petition the workers’ compensation court for an order to make appropriate, proportionate reductions in the […]
§ 28-53-9. Penalties, taxes, and assessments against noncomplying employers. (a) Where it is determined that an employer has failed to maintain a policy of workers’ compensation insurance as required by § 28-36-1 et seq. and that while the employer was uninsured in violation of the statute, an employee suffered a compensable injury, the uninsured protection […]
