Section 3702.10 Of Article 1. Insurance And Security From California Labor Code >> Division 4. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 1.
3702.10
. The director, in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing
with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the
Government Code, may adopt, amend, and repeal rules and regulations
reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of Section 129 and
Article 1 (commencing with Section 3700), Article 2 (commencing with
Section 3710), and Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 3740). This
authorization includes, but is not limited to, the adoption of
regulations to do all of the following:
(a) Specifying what constitutes ability to self-insure and to pay
any compensation which may become due under Section 3700.
(b) Specifying what constitutes a marked reduction of an employer'
s financial strength.
(c) Specifying what constitutes a failure or inability to fulfill
the employer's obligations under Section 3702.
(d) Interpreting and defining the terms used.
(e) Establishing procedures and standards for hearing and
determinations, and providing for those determinations to be appealed
to the appeals board.
(f) Specifying the standards, form, and content of agreements,
forms, and reports between parties who have obligations pursuant to
this chapter.
(g) Providing for the combinations and relative liabilities of
security deposits, assumptions, and guarantees used pursuant to this
chapter.
(h) Disclosing otherwise confidential financial information
concerning self-insureds to courts or the Self-Insurers' Security
Fund and specifying appropriate safeguards for that information.
(i) Requiring an amount to be added to each security deposit to
secure the cost of administration of claims and to pay all legal
costs.
(j) Regulating the workers' compensation self-insurance
obligations of self-insurance groups and professional employer
organizations, leasing employers as defined in Section 606.5 of the
Unemployment Insurance Code, or temporary services employers, as
defined in Section 606.5 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, holding
certificates of consent to self-insure.