HB2204 Summary

• Amends Arizona's workers' compensation laws regarding employer obligations and premium assessments under sections 23-902, 23-961, and 23-1065.

• Allows sole proprietors to waive workers' compensation coverage and benefits by executing a written waiver signed by both the sole proprietor and the employer's insurance carrier.

• Permits insurance carriers to reduce employer premiums by up to 5% if the employer is part of a membership organization in a similar line of commerce and the carrier has a program agreement with that organization.

• Requires insurance carriers to provide written audit or field investigation findings to employers before assessing premiums for contractors alleged to be employees under workers' compensation law.

• Makes technical clarifications to special fund provisions for vocational rehabilitation assessments and premium calculations for self-insured employers.