Section 1303. (a) In addition to any other assessment authorized by section 446, an additional annual assessment shall be made on insurers, including the State Workmen's Insurance Fund but not including self-insureds, as a percentage of the total compensation paid for the purpose of funding the operations of the Office of Small Business Advocate pursuant to this act. Assessments under this section shall be made by the department and deposited into the Workmen's Compensation Administration Fund in a restricted account to be used by the Office of Small Business Advocate. The total amount assessed shall be the amount of the budget approved annually by the General Assembly for the operations of the Office of Small Business Advocate pursuant to this act.
(b) The total moneys assessed under the act of December 28, 1994 (P.L.1414, No.166), known as the Insurance Fraud Prevention Act, shall be permitted to be utilized by the Section of Insurance Fraud, within the Office of Attorney General, for prosecution and investigation of crimes arising under section 1102 and 18 Pa.C.S. § 4117 (relating to insurance fraud), as well as other grants by the Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority.
(1303 amended June 24, 1996, P.L.350, No.57)