The Minutes of the May 7, 2002 meeting were approved as written.

Garnishment of Workers' Comp Benefits for Child Support

Alan Gardner reviewed events prior to the May 7, 2002 Advisory Committee Meeting and stated there were no new developments to report at this time.

Chairman Steve Millard reported that the new HIPAA ruling has been issued, so he will now meet with the hospital group and the subcommittee to draft a medical release form for the next Advisory Committee meeting.

Financial Officer Don Robbins reported on the financial status of the Commission and the projected time period for depletion of funds. Some of the ideas discussed for increasing revenues included immediate legislation to increase the premium tax, discontinuance of a deviated rate for insurers, charging employees a minimal monthly amount, dedicating a percentage of PPI and PPD awards, and imposing a balancing tax. The subcommittee will research these ideas and report their recommendations to the Advisory Committee as soon as possible.

Medical Fees:

Alan Gardner reviewed the reasons for possible revision of the Industrial Commission's medical fee dispute resolution process. Bureau Chief of Benefits and Claims Alan Conilogue gave a presentation on how the Commission currently adjudicates medical fee disputes. Mr. Conilogue reported that the subcommittee met and decided on the issues to be addressed. Special members were invited to participate in the process to devise a system of uniformity in the medical fee arena. Two task forces have been formed, one to address physician reimbursement and one to address hospital reimbursement. Presentations and discussions will be held on the experience of each special subcommittee member before proceeding with any solutions. The next meeting for the physician task force is scheduled for August 14, 2002.

There was no report at this time.

Court Reporters/Transcripts:

There was no report from this subcommittee.

Chairman Steve Millard reviewed the nominations for the members whose term on the Advisory Committee had expired. Names of individuals recommended for membership by various groups around the state were placed on the ballot including current members who volunteered to serve another term.

Ballots were distributed and the Chairman called for nominations from the floor. No nominations came from the floor. The final ballot included the following nominations:

Dave Whaley, President AFL-CIO

Rian VanLeuven, PACE #608

Bob Nord, INEEL, Idaho Falls

Ann Pasley Stuart, Pasley-Stuart HR Consulting

John Tippets, Agrium

Debbie Choate, Idaho Power

Dave Gribskov, Liberty Northwest Insurance Company

Mike Haxby, Intermountain Claims

Upon motion by Jack Barrett, seconded by Alan Gardner, the Committee approved by acclamation nominees Dave Whaley as President for next year and Rian VanLeuven as employee representative for another three-year term. After voting for the remaining positions, the ballots were counted. The following individuals were elected to three-year terms:

Bob Nord, INEEL, Idaho Falls

Dave Gribskov, Liberty Northwest Insurance Company, Boise

The Commissioners thanked Chairman Steve Millard for his service as chairman and also thanked Jim Nelson for his past participation. Mr. Nelson's term expired and he chose not to seek re-election.

Chairman Kile reported that the Commission received a Deputy Attorney General's opinion letter regarding the redacting and publishing of Commission decisions on our website. The Commission recognizes the need for the decisions to be readily available to the public without compromising the privacy issues of the parties involved. The decisions going forward will be redacted before being published on the internet. Advisory members were asked to inform the Commissioners at the next meeting if the redacted decisions are fulfilling their needs.

Jack Barrett, Bob Shosted and Dan Obray were appointed to the nominating committee.

Dave Whaley thanked the Commissioners for their attendance at the AFL-CIO's annual convention held in Idaho Falls in June.

It was announced that the Industrial Commission's Workers' Compensation Annual Seminar would be held October 23^rd at the Boise Centre on the Grove.

Mike Taylor, State Relations, National Council on Compensation Insurance, invited the members to attend NCCI's 2002 Idaho Workers' Compensation State Advisory Forum being held October 8^th at the Doubletree Hotel in Boise.

1. Subcommittee Reports

2. Revising the Advisory Committee's Original Charter

3. Redacting of Commission Decisions

The next Advisory Committee meeting will be held Tuesday, November 19, 2002.