Any servicing carrier shall administer and enforce reasonable regulations adopted by the board, subject to the superintendent's approval, for the prevention of injuries to employees of its assigned policyholders or any applicant for assignment for workers' compensation insurance. For this purpose, the representatives of any servicing carrier shall have free access to the premises of any assigned policyholder or applicant for assignment during regular working hours. The failure or refusal by any policyholder or applicant to comply with the safety regulations or to permit such access shall be sufficient grounds for determining whether the policyholder or applicant is, in good faith, entitled to workers' compensation insurance or to a surcharge or restrospective [retrospective] rate for continued coverage.
History: Laws 1984, ch. 127, § 543; 1989, ch. 42, § 11; 1990 (2nd S.S.), ch. 2, § 104.
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Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 33 - Workers' Compensation Insurance Contracts and Assigned Risks
Section 59A-33-1 - Assigned risk pool, short title.
Section 59A-33-2 - Scope of article.
Section 59A-33-4 - Definitions.
Section 59A-33-5 - Organization of assigned risk pool.
Section 59A-33-5.1 - Operation of pool.
Section 59A-33-5.2 - Pool deficit review.
Section 59A-33-6 - Powers of the pool; duty of member companies; servicing carriers.
Section 59A-33-7 - Assignment of risks by the pool.
Section 59A-33-8 - Issuance of policy; annual report.
Section 59A-33-9 - Rules and regulations.
Section 59A-33-9.1 - Policyholders' duty to disclose; ratings experience.
Section 59A-33-10 - Authority of superintendent.
Section 59A-33-11 - Safety rules prescribed by the pool.
Section 59A-33-12 - Appeal to superintendent.