CHAPTER I

GENERAL INFORMATION

  Section 1. Purpose. To set forth rules governing the administration of the local government insurance account and loss prevention program.

  Section 2. Statutory Authority. These rules are promulgated pursuant to W.S. 1-42-105 (a) (xiii) and 1-42-105(c).

  Section 3. Severability. If any part of these rules is held invalid, that invalidity should not affect any other provisions or applications of these rules. These rules can be given effect without the invalid part, and to this end, the provisions are severable.

  Section 4. Applicability. These rules apply to the LGSIP Board and the Purchasing and Property Control Division of the Department of Administration and Fiscal Control.

  Section 5. Definitions. Unless otherwise defined in the certificate or policy or these rules, words in the act or these rules shall be given their ordinary meaning.

  (a) "Division" means the Purchasing and Property Control Division of the Department of Administration and Fiscal Control.

  (b) "Final money judgment" means any judgment for monetary damages after all appropriate appeals from the judgment have been exhausted or after the time has expired when appeals may be taken.

  (c) "Local Government" means cities and towns, counties, school districts, joint powers boards, airport boards, public corporations, community college districts, special districts and their governing bodies, all political subdivisions of the State, and their agencies, instrumentalities and institutions, and includes eligible senior citizens centers.

  (d) "Public Employee" means any officer, employee or servant of a local government including elected or appointed officials, and persons acting on behalf or in service of the local government in any official capacity, whether with or without compensation, but the term does not include an independent contractor, peace officer or a judicial officer exercising the authority vested in him.

  (e) "Risk Manager" means the administrator of the Purchasing and Property Control Division of the Department of Administration and Fiscal Control.

  (f) "Scope of Duties" means performing duties which a local government requests, requires or authorizes a public employee to perform, regardless of the time and place of performance.

  (g) "This Act" means W.S. 1-42-101 through 1-42-112.

  (h) "Eligible senior citizen center" means a private, non-profit corporation which is providing the services to senior citizens under W.S. 18-2-105 in a geographical area which is not otherwise served by a senior citizen center which participates in the local government insurance account.

  (i) "Board" means Local Government Self Insurance Program Policy Board created by W.S. 1-42- 105(c).

  (j) "LGSIP" means Local Government Self Insurance Program.

  (k) "Deductible" means relieves LGSIP of responsibility for an initial specified Loss of the kind insured against. LGSIP pays settlement or judgment and bills local government for reimbursement of the deductible.

  (l) "Retention" means the act of retaining. The local government pays a settlement or judgment up to the retention amount and LGSIP pays the balance of settlement or judgment.