The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 21 V.S.A. § 660a)
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§ 660a. Electronic filing of reports of injury
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Electronic data interchange” or “EDI technology” means the computer-to-computer exchange
of business transactions in a standardized structured electronic format.
(2) “Implementation plan” means the written document prepared by an insurance carrier
specifying a timetable for reporting by EDI.
(3) “Reporter” means the insurer who is responsible for reporting injuries to the Department.
(b) When an insurance carrier uses electronic data interchange processes and technology,
the level of record detail in the report shall be equivalent to that required in a
written paper record.
(c) Each insurance carrier shall transmit data elements by electronic data interchange
to the Department. An insurance carrier shall provide complete, valid, accurate data
for the data as required by this section. Each electronic transmission of data shall
include appropriate header and trailer records.
(d) In order to begin EDI reporting, an insurance carrier shall submit to the Commissioner
an implementation plan pursuant to rules adopted by the Department.
(e) All first reports of injury shall be filed by the insurance carrier electronically.
The Commissioner may grant an insurance carrier a variance if the insurance carrier
documents to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that compliance would cause the
insurance carrier “undue hardship,” which, for the purposes of this section, means
significant difficulty or expense. (Added 2001, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 15, 2002; amended 2023, No. 85 (Adj. Sess.), § 135, eff. July 1, 2024.)