UPDATE: Workers' Comp Adjuster Certification (WCAC) Data Call – DUE MONDAY, 7/2/07

On April 9, 2007, the California Department of Insurance issued the Workers’ Compensation Adjuster Certification (WCAC) Data Call for claims adjuster and medical bill reviewer data pursuant to California Insurance Code §11761 and CCR, Title 10, §§2592 et seq.

In response to questions, the Department has advised that only insurance companies admitted to transact workers’ compensation insurance in California are required to complete the WCAC Acknowledgement Form and Data Workbook.

The Department has further clarified that self-insured employers and third party administrators must certify their adjusters and/or medical bill reviewers pursuant to CCR 2592 et seq., but are not required to use the WCAC Data Workbook. Instead, self-insured employers and TPAs should continue to certify using the format provided in the regulation and send their annual certifications to:

California Department of Insurance
Attention: Education Section
320 Capitol Mall
Sacramento, CA 95814

All questions in regard to the WCAC Data Call reporting requirements should be posed to:

Leo Lara, Jr.
Statistical Analysis Division
Policy & Planning Branch
California Department of Insurance
Phone: (213) 346-6474
Fax: (213) 897-6571