The Ohio Health Care Association together with our AL and DD affiliates, the Ohio Centers for Assisted Living and Ohio Centers for Developmental Disabilities, are pleased to offer long term care providers in Ohio two great programs to help improve workplace safety and save valuable dollars on workers' compensation premiums.

In 1991, OHCA was one of the first associations in Ohio to develop a program for Group Experience Rating, commonly known as a group rating. Group rating allows similar businesses to join together to achieve lower up-front premium rates than they could achieve individually. Since our inception, the OHCA Group Rating Program has saved our members more than $70 million dollars. Our competitive fee structure, various tier options, and single focus on long term care make the OHCA Group Rating Program an ideal fit for all eligible skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities and DD residential service providers in Ohio.

In 2009, the Ohio BWC introduced a new group option for Ohio employers called Group Retrospective Rating and once again OHCA led with being one of only three sponsoring organizations in Ohio to offer a program for their members. Group Retrospective Rating, commonly known as group retro, gives employers the opportunity to receive retrospective premium adjustments based upon the combined performance of a group. The program provides an excellent incentive for group members to control and reduces losses through effective workplace safety and claims management practices. Group retro is ideally suited for employers who are committed to safety and have a decent claims history, but fall outside the more stringent group rating requirements. For learn more, review Facts About Group Retro.

Each fall season, employers begin to review the financial opportunities that may be available to them through either a group rating or group retrospective rating program. To obtain a free, no-obligation quote for the 2013 OHCA Group Rating Program or Group Retrospective Rating Program, complete and return by fax this AC-3.

OHCA's Group Rating and Group Retrospective Rating Programs are administered by CompManagement Inc--a leading third party administrator in the state of Ohio. To learn more about CompManagement, please visit www.compmgt.com

Safety Accountability — An Important Component of Group Programs
Workplace safety will continue to be an increasingly important component of all group programs and sponsors are beginning to be held to a higher level of accountability for helping members of their group programs prevent workplace accidents. Ohio BWC has outlined the safety service expectations for employers enrolled in a group rating or group retrospective rating program. While these expectations are greater today than ever before, OHCA and partner CompManagement Inc., believe that we are better positioned than many sponsors to help our members, and the entire long-term care community, improve in the area of workplace safety. We invite you to preview the Group-Rating Safety Accountability Letter composed by the Ohio BWC and consider these services when choosing your next group rating or group retrospective rating partner.composed by the Ohio BWC and consider these services when choosing your next group rating or group retrospective rating partner.

BWC Safety Best Practices for Extended Care Facilities
 https://www.ohiobwc.com/downloads/blankpdf/ExtendedCare.pdf
 
 BWC 10-Step Business Plan
 http://www.ohiobwc.com/employer/programs/10step/default.asp
 
 BWC Division of Safety & Hygiene
 http://www.ohiobwc.com/employer/services/safetyhygiene.asp 

 BWC Safety Best Practices for Extended Care Facilities
 https://www.ohiobwc.com/downloads/blankpdf/ExtendedCare.pdf