BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20160908T183000Z DTEND:20160908T193000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Government Affairs Committee Meeting DESCRIPTION:Workforce Safety and Insurance \n\nNorth Dakota went through a significant change in how we operate our workforce safety and insurance program in the mid-1990s. Now more than 20 years into that overhaul\, we are considered to have great benefits\, at low premiums\, and some other states namely Montana have asked\, how? Representative George Keiser will be on hand to share a presentation he has given to his counterparts in Montana\, explaining why North Dakota has a great WSI system and why it's important the business community continues to be engaged in these discussions.\n\n \n\nGood Benefits\, Good Payor\, Low Premiums How?\n\nProactive Legislative Oversight. In response to a nearly $250 million unfunded liability and excessive premium adjustments in the early 1990s\, the legislature and stakeholder groups became very active with reforming the system in the mid-1990s. The largest reform package was referred to the voters and upheld. Ongoing reform continues to this day.\n\nDuring the interim\, the legislature monitors system trends and workers' compensation developments through the interim legislative Workers' Compensation Review Committee. \n\n \n\nMedical Cost Containment. WSI is a managed care organization. Medical and hospital fee schedules\, utilization review\, medical bill review\, evidence-based treatment guidelines\, medical case management triage of complex claims\, and a pharmacy formulary all serve to ensure appropriate medical care is provided.\n\n \n\nReturn-to-Work Programs. Time-loss claims account for approximately 13% of the total claims in North Dakota compared to 20% in other jurisdictions. North Dakota employees have a good work ethic\, and if they are injured\, they want to get back to work. WSI's Return-to-Work program greatly assists these efforts.\n\n \n\nGood Service and Overall Customer Satisfaction. In FY2015\, WSI received 24\,767 filed claims with an acceptance rate of 92%. The WSI acceptance rate of 92% exceeds the acceptance rate of other similar states. \n\n \n\nPeriodic injured employee and employer customer satisfaction surveys\, independently conducted for WSI\, consistently rank in the "high" satisfaction category. On a low-to-high satisfaction scale of 1 to 5\, most recent surveys reflected an injured worker satisfaction rate of 4.13 and an employer satisfaction rate of 4.34.\n\n\n\nAgenda:\n\n1:30 p.m. Introductions\n\n\n Bernie Dardis\, Policy Vice Chair\, GNDC\n\n1:35 p.m. WSI Presentation \n\n\n Rep. George Keiser\, Chairman House Industry\, Business and Labor Committee\n\n2:20 p.m. Open Discussion Your chance to ask your questions about specific topics \n\n\n Bernie Dardis\, Policy Vice Chair\, GNDC\n\n2:30 p.m. Adjourn\n\n\n\nNext meeting - October 13\, 2016 @ 1:30pm X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
\nWorkforce Safety and Insurance
\nNorth Dakota went through a significant change in how we operate our workforce safety and insurance program in the mid-1990s. \; Now more than 20 years into that overhaul\, we are considered to have great benefits\, at low premiums\, and some other states namely Montana have asked\, how? Representative George Keiser will be on hand to share a presentation he has given to his counterparts in Montana\, explaining why North Dakota has a great WSI system and why it&rsquo\;s important the business community continues to be engaged in these discussions.
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\nGood Benefits\, Good Payor\, Low Premiums&mdash\;How?
\nProactive Legislative Oversight. In response to a nearly $250 million unfunded liability and excessive premium adjustments in the early 1990s\, the legislature and stakeholder groups became very active with reforming the system in the mid-1990s. The largest reform package was referred to the voters and upheld. Ongoing reform continues to this day.
\nDuring the interim\, the legislature monitors system trends and workers&rsquo\; compensation developments through the interim legislative Workers&rsquo\; Compensation Review Committee.
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\nMedical Cost Containment. WSI is a managed care organization. Medical and hospital fee schedules\, utilization review\, medical bill review\, evidence-based treatment guidelines\, medical case management triage of complex claims\, and a pharmacy formulary all serve to ensure appropriate medical care is provided.
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\nReturn-to-Work Programs. Time-loss claims account for approximately 13% of the total claims in North Dakota compared to 20% in other jurisdictions. North Dakota employees have a good work ethic\, and if they are injured\, they want to get back to work. WSI&rsquo\;s Return-to-Work program greatly assists these efforts.
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\nGood Service and Overall Customer Satisfaction. In FY2015\, WSI received 24\,767 filed claims with an acceptance rate of 92%. The WSI acceptance rate of 92% exceeds the acceptance rate of other similar states.
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\nPeriodic injured employee and employer customer satisfaction surveys\, independently conducted for WSI\, consistently rank in the "\;high"\; satisfaction category. On a low-to-high satisfaction scale of 1 to 5\, most recent surveys reflected an injured worker satisfaction rate of 4.13 and an employer satisfaction rate of 4.34.
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\nAgenda:
\n1:30 p.m. &ndash\; Introductions\n\n\n1:35 p.m. &ndash\; WSI Presentation \n\n\n2:20 p.m. &ndash\; Open Discussion &ndash\; Your chance to ask your questions about specific topics \n\n\n2:30 p.m. &ndash\; Adjourn
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\nNext meeting  \;- October 13\, 2016 @ 1:30pm LOCATION:GNDC Office 2000 Schafer Rd Bismarck\, ND 58502 -or- Go To Meeting: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/963263925 888.640.7162 or 626.521.0016 Access Code: 963.263.925 UID:e.2286.43 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260408T005027Z URL:http://business.ndchamber.com/events/details/government-affairs-committee-meeting-09-08-2016-43 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR