§431:14-103 Making of rates. (a) Rates shall be made in accordance with the following provisions:
(b) In cases of workers' compensation insurance, all rates made in accordance with this section shall be given due consideration for good safety records of employers. By premium reductions, dividends, or both, insurance carriers shall recognize good safety performance records of employers in this State.
(c) Upon the issuance of a certificate by a certified safety and health professional to an employer that the employer has an effective safety and health program pursuant to section 396-4.5, the insurer shall provide the employer with a workers' compensation insurance premium discount of at least five per cent; provided that the employer shall maintain the effective safety and health program throughout the policy period. Standards for the issuance of certificates shall be included in rules adopted by the department of labor and industrial relations pursuant to chapter 91.
(d) For the purpose of ratemaking, all insurers shall treat a volunteer firefighter the same as a firefighter employed by a county fire department; provided that the volunteer firefighters are attached to a station where a firefighter or volunteer firefighter who has been trained and certified to drive a commercial motor vehicle by either the state or county government, as appropriate, and who maintains a category (3) license as defined by section 286-102(b)(3) is on duty at all times or at least four firefighters or volunteer firefighters who have been trained and certified to drive a commercial motor vehicle by either the state or county government, as appropriate, and who maintain a category (3) license as defined by section 286-102(b)(3) are members of the volunteer unit.
(e) Except to the extent necessary to meet the provisions of subsection (a)(1), uniformity among insurers in any matters within the scope of this section is neither required nor prohibited. [L 1987, c 347, pt of §2; am L 1990, c 255, §8; am L 1993, c 269, §2; am L 1995, c 234, §18; am L 1997, c 18, §1 and c 72, §1]