N.H. Code Admin. R. Lab 1604.06 – Anonymous Questionnaire

(a) In the discharge of its duties, the advisory board shall periodically review the content of the questionnaire, distributed in accordance with RSA 281-A:42—aa to participants involved in the appeal process.
(b) The advisory board shall determine the content of the questionnaire. Questionnaire content shall include issues of conduct of the compensation appeals board members and fairness of the proceedings without regard to whether the position advocated by the party was supported or rejected by the compensation appeals board panel. The Advisory Board may use “Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Questionnaire, Form WCAAB 1 (1-2026).
(c) Completion of a questionnaire by a recipient shall be voluntary and anonymous. If a recipient chooses to complete the questionnaire, the recipient shall complete and return it by the date indicated on the questionnaire.
(d) The results of the questionnaire, in addition to the requirements set forth in Lab 1604.04(b) and Lab 1604.02 (c), shall be one factor used by the advisory board in the evaluation of candidates who are members of the compensation appeals board.
(e) The advisory board can request administrative assistance from the department in the distribution and compilation of the questionnaire.
Source. #8527, eff 12-22-05, EXPIRED: 12-22-13
New. #10959, eff 10-23-15; ss by #14489, eff 1-22-26; EXPIRES: 1-22-36
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Specific State Statute the Rule Implements
Lab 1600
RSA 281-A:42-a; RSA 281-A:42-aa