HF94 Summary

• Implements recommendations from the 2020 Workers' Compensation Advisory Council by amending Minnesota workers' compensation statutes regarding self-insurers, occupational diseases, and electronic filing requirements.

• Modifies funding requirements for group self-insurers' common claims funds, requiring maintenance at the greater of one year's claim losses or one-third of security deposits for groups existing five or more years.

• Expands occupational disease presumptions for first responders and health care workers to include COVID-19, infectious/communicable diseases, and mental impairment (PTSD), with limited employer rebuttal rights.

• Establishes the CAMPUS electronic filing system as the central platform for workers' compensation claims, documents, and data access, with specific requirements for accounts, service, and access restrictions effective August 31, 2020.

• Increases transparency through annual prompt payment reports on insurers' first action claim payments and clarifies actuarial valuation standards for self-insurer liability assessments, effective January 1, 2021.