Effective 28 Aug 2016

287.975. Pure premium rate, schedule of rates, filed with director, when — payroll differential, advisory organization to collect data, when, purpose — construction group, submission to advisory organization. — 1. The advisory organization shall file with the director every pure premium rate, every manual of rating rules, every rating schedule and every change or amendment, or modification of any of the foregoing, proposed for use in this state no more than thirty days after it is distributed to members, subscribers or others.

2. The advisory organization which makes a uniform classification system for use in setting rates in this state shall collect data for two years after January 1, 1994, on the payroll differential between employers within the construction group of code classifications, including, but not limited to, payroll costs of the employer and number of hours worked by all employees of the employer engaged in construction work. Such data shall be transferred to the department of commerce and insurance in a form prescribed by the director of the department of commerce and insurance, and the department shall compile the data and develop a formula to equalize premium rates for employers within the construction group of code classifications based on such payroll differential within three years after the data is submitted by the advisory organization.

3. The formula to equalize premium rates for employers within the construction group of code classifications established under subsection 2 of this section shall be the formula in effect on January 1, 1999. This subsection shall become effective on January 1, 2014.

4. For the purposes of calculating the premium credit under the Missouri contracting classification premium adjustment program, an employer within the construction group of code classifications may submit to the advisory organization the required payroll record information for the first, second, third, or fourth calendar quarter of the year prior to the workers' compensation policy beginning or renewal date, provided that the employer clearly indicates for which quarter the payroll information is being submitted.

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(L. 1993 S.B. 251 § 35, A.L. 2013 H.B. 404 & 614, A.L. 2016 S.B. 613 merged with S.B. 700)