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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 17-1282

NOTICES

Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau; Filing for Rate and Rule Manual Revisions

[47 Pa.B. 4234]
[Saturday, July 29, 2017]

 On June 30, 2017, the Insurance Department (Department) received from the Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau (Bureau) a filing that proposes revisions to the Bureau's underwriting guide for Classifications 972—Attendant Care Services, 942—Home Health Care—Professional Staff and 943—Home Health Care—Nonprofessional Staff.

 Currently, assignment to Classifications 972 and 942/943 is based on whether payment to providers of attendant care services comes from the Commonwealth's Attendant Care Program or any of the following five Medicaid Waivers: Aging Waiver; Attendant Care Waiver; Comm-Care Waiver; Independence Waiver; or OBRA Waiver.

 According to the Bureau, when more than 50% of a commercial home care agency's funding comes from one the previously listed sources, assignment is made to Classification 972. Otherwise, assignment is made to Classifications 942/943.

 In the filing, the Bureau has proposed Classification 972 to apply only when: 1) the attendant care recipients qualify for Federal or State, or both, attendant care funding programs; and 2) the attendant care recipient is considered to be the employer of the caregiver for workers compensation purposes.

 As proposed, Classification 942 will apply to commercial agencies providing home health care services to clients. The care provided is defined to be clinical medical care by skilled medical professionals.

 Finally, Classification 943 is proposed to apply to commercial agencies providing home care services to clients. The care provided is defined to be unskilled and nonclinical.

 According to the Bureau, 66 employers will be reclassified from Classification 972 to Classification 943 as a result of the filing. The reclassification will result in a rating value increase of 65.7% based on the April 1, 2017, Bureau loss costs. The current Bureau loss cost values are $2.85 for Classification 943 and $1.72 for Classification 972. The Bureau has informed the Department that all 66 employers affected by the filing have received a letter informing them of this filing.

 The filing is available for review on the Bureau's web site at www.pcrb.com in the ''Filings'' section.

 Interested parties are invited to submit written comments, suggestions or objections to Dennis Sloand, Insurance Department, Insurance Product Regulation, 1311 Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120, desloand@pa.gov within 30 days after publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

TERESA D. MILLER, 
Insurance Commissioner

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 17-1282. Filed for public inspection July 28, 2017, 9:00 a.m.]


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