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STATE OF CONNECTICUT |
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NANCY WYMAN
COMPTROLLER |
OFFICE OF
THE STATE COMPTROLLER
55 ELM STREET
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 06106-1775 |
MARK OJAKIAN
DEPUTY COMPTROLLER |
MEMORANDUM NO. 2009-27
July 1, 2009
TO THE HEADS OF ALL STATE AGENCIES
Attention: |
Fiscal and Administrative Officers, Business Managers, and
Payroll and Personnel Officers |
Subject: |
Workers' Compensation Cost Recovery - FY
2009-10 Reimbursement Rates |
All State agencies charging personal service expenditures to funds other than
General Fund Budgeted Appropriations or Federal programs are required to
reimburse the General Fund or Transportation Fund for the cost of workers'
compensation coverage using the following procedure. As a general rule, these
rates should not be used to charge Federal funding sources for workers'
compensation unless there is specific approval from the Federal agency of
cognizance. Please see the separate process for Federal reimbursement described
in Section III below.
I. RATES
- Individual reimbursement rates have been established for each of the
separate appropriations for workers' compensation claims. These rates are
based on the cost of providing workers' compensation benefits and all
salaries and wages of employees eligible for the benefit. The rates for FY
2009-2010 are listed below. The FY 2009-2010 rates reflect adjustments to
compensate for over or under recoveries in rates established for FY
2007-2008 and all subsequent rates will include a similar adjustment. The
determination of which appropriation would pay an employee's workers'
compensation benefits defines the proper rate to be used in the
reimbursement calculation.
- The rate applies to all personal service expenditures except
those coded to the following accounts:
- 50190 - Accumulated Leave
- 50510 - Buy Back Option
- 50730 - Fees
- 50740 - Interest Penalty
- 54750 - Patient or Inmate Workers
FY 2009-2010 Rates
General Fund Appropriations |
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Department of Children and Families |
2.65% |
Department of Correction |
5.52% |
Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services |
3.65% |
Department of Developmental Services |
5.06% |
Department of Public Safety |
2.08% |
General Government (All Others) |
0.99% |
Transportation Fund Appropriation | |
Department of Transportation and Department of Motor Vehicles
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2.20% |
II. REIMBURSEMENT PROCESS
- Reimbursements are to be transferred to the General Fund using a CO-826
Reimbursable Cost Recovery Form. Use the Core-CT expenditure account code 50460,
Worker Compensation Awards. The amount of the personal service expenditure and
the rate used in the calculation of the reimbursement amount must be shown on
the cost recovery document. Completed forms are to be sent to the Office of the
State Comptroller, Cost Reporting Unit for processing: 55 Elm Street, Room 109,
Hartford, Connecticut 06106. Forms can also be faxed to (860) 702-3699.
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- Transportation Fund - Reimbursement for employees whose coverage would be
paid out of the Transportation Fund workers' compensation appropriation follows
the process described above. This includes employees of the Department of
Transportation and the Department of Motor Vehicles. However, OSC will deposit
reimbursements as refunds of expenditures to the Transportation Fund Workers'
Compensation appropriation.
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- Reimbursements must be processed at least quarterly.
III. REIMBURSEMENT FROM FEDERAL PROGRAMS
- The rates listed above should generally not be used to charge Federal funding
sources for the costs of workers' compensation unless specific approval has been
granted. Instead, all agencies with Federal programs must negotiate with their
cognizant Federal agency for the recovery of workers' compensation costs. The
cost is normally allowable as an indirect cost under the approved Statewide Cost
Allocation Plan.
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- Agencies with a specific workers' compensation appropriation should use the
total expenditures from that appropriation in their Indirect Cost Proposal or
Cost Allocation Plan. For all other agencies, a schedule with the amount of FY
2008-2009 Worker's Compensation costs paid on their behalf will be published at
the later date. For these agencies, the actual cost of claims should be included
in their Indirect Cost Proposal or Cost Allocation Plan.
IV. QUESTIONS
- If you have questions, please call the Office of the State Comptroller's Cost
Reporting Unit at (860) 702-3352.
NANCY WYMAN
STATE COMPTROLLER
NW:REG
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