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SPONSOR: Sen. Poore & Rep. Osienski
Sens. Cruce, Hocker, Hoffner, Richardson, Sokola; Reps.
Harris, Heffernan
DELAWARE STATE SENATE
153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SENATE BILL NO. 248
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO WORKPLACE SAFETY PROGRAM.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
1 Section 1. Amend § 2379, Title 19 of the Delaware Code, by making deletions as shown by strike through and
2 insertions as shown by underlining as follows:
3 § 2379. Workplace safety program
4 (h) Premium size ranges and corresponding credits. –
5 Safety credits will be granted according to the following formula:
6 20% x 1.0000 – C
7 40% x (1.0000 – C)
8 where “C” is the credibility of the qualified employer based on the uniform experience rating plan for the policy period
9 expiring immediately prior to the application of the safety credit. If the qualified employer was not experience-rated in the
10 policy period expiring immediately prior to the application of the safety credit, “C” will be set atsuch at such amount as
11 determined by the Insurance Commissioner by regulation. Safety credit packages will be rounded to the nearest whole
12 percent.
13 Section 2. Effective Date. This Act takes effect for safety credit calculations communicated by the Department of
14 Insurance on or after December 1, 2026.
SYNOPSIS
This Act makes updates to the Delaware workplace safety program to increase the workers’ compensation
insurance credit that businesses can access while maintaining overall program stability. Past legislation that adjusted
Workplace Safety Program parameters led to the filing of a new Experience Rating Plan by Delaware Compensation Rating
Bureau, which inadvertently resulted in lower discounts. Most businesses with lower-than-average claim costs, regardless
of size, continue to see reductions in their experience modification factors. The Workplace Safety Program credit and the
experience modification factor savings result in a similar savings as before for employers with favorable loss history.
However, this was not the intention of prior law. This Act ensures that companies can reach maximum premium savings of
12%.
Author: Senator Poore
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