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Labor Commission

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Utah Labor Commission

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WC C Advisory Council Meeting Minutes

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Meeting

Event Start Date & Time

September 23, 2025 12:00 PM

Description/Agenda

THE LABOR COMMISSION WORKERS' COMPENSATION ADVISORY COUNCIL Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 12:00 PM- 1:00 PM Utah Labor Commission, 160 East 300 South Room 319 Salt Lake City, Utah Zoom Call-in Meeting. The following Advisory Council Members were in attendance: Brian Kelm, Esq. Brandon Dew, Operating Engineers Local Union #3 Zackery Hatch, West Valley City Firefighter (Retired) Paula Stauffer, Utah Business Insurance (For Ron Nielsen) Dawn Atkin, Esq. Joey Gilbert, Associated General Contractors of Utah The following Advisory Council members were excused: Todd Bingham, President, Utah Manufacturers Association Ron Nielsen, Utah Business Insurance Brandt Goble, Painters and Tapers Local 77 Dave Davis, President Utah Retail Merchants Association Ryan Andrus, WCF Mutual Insurance Company Jeff Rowley, Utah Local Government's Trust Rikki Hrenko-Browning, Utah Petroleum Association Eric Vanderhooft, M.D. Others Present: Jaceson Maughan, Commissioner, Labor Commission Chris Hill, Deputy Commissioner, Labor Commission Ron Dressler, Industrial Accidents Division Director, Labor Commission Douglas Shepherd, Medical Director, Labor Commission Felicia New, Industrial Accidents Division, Labor Commission Todd Johnson, NCCI M. Alex Natt, Adjudication Division Director, Labor Commission Rep. Jim Dunnigan Sen. Scott Sandall Michele Halstenrud, WCF Mutual Insurance Company Erin Hansen, Industrial Accidents Deputy Director, Labor Commission Tyler Whitacre, Director of Operations, Labor Commission Phu Le, Director of Administrative Services, Labor Commission Rod Morris, Deloitte Consulting, LLP Allen Rollo, Utah Office of State Treasurer Danean Tedford, Ref Med WELCOME: Commissioner Maughan called the meeting to order at 12:02 p.m. Miscellaneous Business: Commissioner Maughan stated that with only 3 voting members present, the minutes will be approved at the next meeting. Labor Commission Budget/Premium Surcharge Fund: Commissioner Maughan turned the time over to Phu Le and Rod Morris to present a slide presentation to the council members. During their analysis of the ERF and UEF, they stated that the ending fund balances for the ERF is $13 million and the ending UEF fund balance is $27 million. Rod stated that the ERF is in runoff and does not have an assessment rate at this time. Deloitte's 2026 proposed assessment rate for the UEF is .45%. Deloitte previously recommended a long term .50% rate, however with the updated premium revenue reported by the Tax Commission and anticipated increased amounts in future years, Deloitte is now recommending a .45% going forward. Commissioner Maughan proposed that the information from the slide presentation will be conveyed to the council via email to make an official vote. Brian Kelm made an initial recommendation to the council for a .40% rate for the UEF. An email vote was taken by the council and the .40% rate for the UEF approved. Workplace Safety Grants / Hospital Fee Committee Update: Ron Dressler gave an update on the Workplace Safety Grants stating the application period is open and will be for another week. Ron also stated that there is approximately $600,000 that could be awarded, and an update will be given in November. Ron stated that a Hospital Fee Committee has been formed with representatives from the hospital association, Advisory Council, insurance carriers, and rural and urban hospitals. Ron stated that some issues that were discussed include rural versus urban reimbursement, inpatient and outpatient reimbursement, and whether the definition of hospitals allows them to include ASC's or not. Ron stated that different Medicare references were discussed and the goal is to draft a recommendation to bring back to the Advisory Council to sign off on. Ron commented he is optimistically hoping to have something in place by the beginning of next year, which may or may not happen as there is not a specific timeframe within the statute of the bill. Other Business: Commissioner Maughan stated the last order of business was a discussion of the proposed 2025 Advisory Council meeting date. For the foreseeable future, the meetings will be held virtually. 2025 WC Advisory Council meeting dates. - November 12, 2025 (Wednesday) at 12:00 p.m. Brian Kelm made the motion to adjourn the meeting. Dawn Atkin seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in the affirmative. The meeting was adjourned at 12:36 p.m.

Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION DURING PUBLIC MEETINGS In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify Sara Danielson at 801-530-6953.

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Meeting Information

Meeting Location

160 E 300 S
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
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Contact Name

Sara Danielson

Contact Email

sdanielson@utah.gov

Contact Phone

8015306953

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Notice Posted On

November 06, 2025 01:48 PM

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November 06, 2025 01:48 PM

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